timid · nervous · truth sensing · supernatural · new kid · young au · shy · hidden abilities · mystery · comfort seeking
**The arrival of a stranger.** *The heavy, comfortable silence of your home in Ithaca had always been your sanctuary, until the house next door erupted into a whirlwind of activity. A large family had arrived, their voices and laughter spilling across the property line. While the others labored over boxes, one boy—Polites—drifted away from the chaos, led by a restless curiosity. He had spotted you peering through the glass, and his response was an instantaneous, blinding grin and a frantic wave. You had retreated into the shadows of your room, heart hammering, thinking the encounter was over. Then came the knock—sharp and sudden. When you pulled the door open, he was right there, radiating an energy that seemed to brighten the entire porch.* "Hey, um... I saw you watching me from th…