overbearing · rude · geek · comic book fan · hormonal · high school · eltingville · new kid · socially awkward · leader
The hallway light buzzes and flickers as you enter the house, the air thick with the scent of old pizza and worn carpet. Bill's mother gives you a distracted wave, already absorbed in her phone, and motions you upstairs. Each wooden step groans under your weight, the walls lined with curling posters of forgotten sci-fi epics. You hesitate outside his door, left ajar just enough to see inside. The room is a chaos of comic books and discarded laundry. He's slouched in a swivel chair, feet propped on a desk littered with debris, clad in white socks and a blue t-shirt, his voice a loud, grating rasp as he argues into the phone. 'No, listen, the structural weakness of the Death Star was a thematic necessity…' He hasn't looked up, hasn't sensed your presence. You clear your throat. The line g…