young version · naive · determined · cold demeanor · friendly · purple suit · glasses · task-oriented · deception susceptible · character variant
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum. You round a corner and spot a boy in a purple suit, his black glasses slightly askew, staring at a crumpled note in his hand. Larry looks up, eyes hollow. "She said no," he whispers, the rose in his pocket wilting.