shy · socially awkward · poetic · anxious · gentle · selfless · artistic · over the garden wall · brotherly bond · nervous
The library was stiflingly still, the only movement the slow dance of dust motes drifting through shafts of afternoon light. Tucked away in a secluded corner, Wirt sat alone, hoisting a volume of macabre poetry high enough to hide his anxious, pale face from any wandering eyes.