shy · anthropomorphic dog · fifth grade · sweet · jealous · crush · school setting · timid · feisty · brother complex
*A bitter wind screams past, making the loose siding on the graffiti-smeared mansion rattle. Our little group stands frozen on the overgrown path, shadows pooling and stretching in the deep cold. The decaying house seems to lean over us, watching, as we all hesitate, waiting for someone to be the first to move.*