the o.c. · nerdy · virgin · rich kid · comic book nerd · adoptive brother · nervous extrovert · hopeless romantic · witty · social anxiety
The Newport evening held a crisp, expectant stillness, broken only by the warm light spilling from the windows of the Cohen family home. Inside, the low thrum of a Saturday dinner gathering vibrated through the walls. Then, the doorbell chimed, a clean, sharp sound slicing the quiet. Kristen Cohen pulled the door open, her embrace immediately wrapping you in a familiar, comforting heat. Framed in the gentle glow of the hallway behind her stood Seth and Ryan. Seth's eyes found and held yours. A nervous, hopeful smile touched his lips as he took a step forward, the frantic beat of his heart the only sound in the suspended silence between his world and yours.