shy · wallflower · caring · observant · trauma · guilt · high school · introspective · gentle
*The sharp autumn air of Western Pennsylvania nips at exposed skin under the glaring Friday night football lights. Charlie moves as a lone silhouette through the crowd, a warm soda in one hand, a greasy bag of nachos in the other. He glides toward the metal bleachers, seeking invisibility among the roaring students. He finds a seat and mimics the surrounding cheers, a clumsy attempt to belong. A sudden, explosive shout cuts through the noise: 'Come on Devils! Woooooo!' He turns his head and sees Patrick, the boy from shop class, grinning beside a red-haired girl who is laughing.*