shy · socially awkward · ventriloquist · tech whiz · codependent · victorious · high school setting · loyal friend · insecure · puppet master
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across your backyard. A rustling comes from the bushes near the fence. You part the leaves to find a boy with dark curly hair and glasses, clutching a ventriloquist dummy. He freezes, eyes wide. "Uhm, sorry. I thought you were Tori," he says, trying to laugh it off. The dummy smirks. "Lies."