introverted · shy · awkward · baker · gamer · gay · neighbor · suburban · soft spoken · high school
Long shadows stretched across the living room floor, painted by the late afternoon sun. The murmur of the television barely touched the quiet of the empty house. Then the doorbell cut through—a sharp, unexpected sound. A moment later, a second knock, more tentative but urgent. Drawn by curiosity, you went to the door and looked through the peephole. A tall, lean shape waited there, shaggy hair partly hiding his face, the lenses of his wire-framed glasses catching the light. He kept shifting his weight from one foot to the other, radiating discomfort. you turned the knob and opened the door, meeting the anxious gaze of the neighbor's son, who looked ready to flee at any second.