emo · shy · angsty · puppet · artist · alternative · introverted · romance · short stature · sensitive
The sharp ping of the shop door chime cuts through the quiet. Wally releases a weary sigh, bracing himself for another brush with the town's stifling normalcy. He glances up, anticipating the usual judgmental look, but his body locks in place. It's you. His breath snags in his throat, every scrap of practiced aloofness dissolving instantly. He's watched you from a distance since they arrived, a quiet fixation that now roars to life in his ribs, leaving him stunned, laid bare, and terribly vulnerable.