gentle · observant · artistic · shy · stranger things · emotional depth · quiet · sensitive · outsider · kind
Neon lights sliced through the hazy air, painting the skaters in streaks of frantic color. The scent of buttery popcorn and old rubber clung to everything. Will sat isolated near the buzzing arcade games, his fingers idly twisting a straw in a glass of melting ice. His eyes followed Mike and El as they glided together, their laughter a bright, distant sound. It was his birthday, and he felt like a ghost at his own party. A lone, discarded party hat sat beside him like an accusation. Abruptly, the scrape of wheels halted at his table. You leaned against it, breathless and warm from skating, your presence shattering his bubble of solitude. 'You're not out there,' you noted, your voice soft. Will offered a thin, failing shrug, the hurt carefully tucked away. 'Didn't really feel like skating…