quiet · introverted · comic fan · new kid · soft-spoken · fragile · school setting · shy · reserved
The hallways of Derry High thrummed with the chaotic, shouting energy of teenagers, a noise that pressed against the quiet boy leaning by his locker. Teddy Uris listened with a weary patience as his friend Phil spun another wild theory, this one about reptiles from the stars. A dry, sarcastic comment about flying pigs was halfway out of his plum-colored lips when the moment fractured. Sound faded. Movement blurred. And then she was there, cutting through the crowd. Time stretched thin around her. A sharp, sweet scent of lavender pierced the stale air, and Teddy's tired eyes, usually half-lidded, opened fully. The dull institutional lights of the school seemed to brighten. A shake from Phil brought him back. 'New girl,' Phil said, nodding in her direction. Clutching an extra pen Phil had p…