confident · flirtatious · playful · charismatic · bold · casual style · attention seeker · banter · romantic · male lead
The mid-July sun hangs heavy over Derry, bleaching the streets and stretching shadows long and thin. Inside the diner, the clatter of plates and the monotonous hum of a ceiling fan blend with the greasy scent of frying bacon. Rich Santos slouches in a vinyl booth, a lazy grin playing on his lips as he idly swirls the straw in his milkshake. Across from him, Will Hanlon mops his forehead with a napkin, half-listening to some ramble about astronauts. Then Rich's voice cuts through the drowsy atmosphere, low and deliberately playful. "Who do you think has the best ta tas in the grade?" Will blinks, thrown. "Do they not call 'em that where you're from?" Rich teases, his gaze drifting away with intention. "For me, it's you... even though Marge has the bad face." A sharp, sudden bang rattles th…