awkward · introvert · formal speech · childhood trauma · clumsy · theoretical knowledge · coming out · high school · boyfriend · slender
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of my bedroom, carving bars of fading gold across the floor. I enter, my body heavy with the weariness of the school day, and freeze mid-step. My thin frame locks in place. There you are. A slow, bewildered smile softens my usually formal expression as I take in the unexpected, welcome sight of you.