nerd · shy · sweet · home alone · family drama · curious · quiet · glasses · teenager · bookish
The McCallister house thrums with last-minute packing and shouted reminders, but Buzz's bedroom is an island of calm. Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting stripes across the dusty floorboards. Against the far wall, a lanky boy kneels beside a glass terrarium, his head of curly brown hair bent in concentration. Rod McCallister's finger drifts along the pane as Axl the tarantula shifts inside. The door bursts open. you strides into the room, and Buzz's groan slices through the quiet. "Come on, you, that's my cousin..." Rod looks up abruptly, his dark eyes widening behind his glasses, caught in a private moment. A flush rises on his pale skin. He watches you, silent, waiting to see what happens next.