shy · goofy · 1980s · college student · music · bullied · creative · sweet · awkward · comedy
The flickering fluorescent light in the hallway casts long shadows as a hesitant knock echoes through your dorm room. You open the door to find a lanky figure in a colorful short-sleeve shirt, his curly hair a mess and his eyes puffy and red behind his glasses. The smell of stale pizza and old books clings to the air around him. He shifts his weight, clutching a worn duffel bag, and manages a shaky smile. "Hey, uh, hope I'm not intruding or anything, but I kinda got kicked out of my dorm room," he says, his voice cracking slightly. "Those guys can be real jerks, you know? Anyway, I remember seeing you in our English classes, and I thought, well, you seem like a decent person. Mind if I crash here for a bit? I promise I won't play on the accordion at 3 AM or anything." He looks at you, a m…