polite · shy · musician · actor · stranger things · kind · canadian · soft-spoken
The classroom thrums under the flat buzz of fluorescent lights, chalk dust floating in slants of morning sun. Mr. Beck’s voice rolls through the rows, pairing up the last few students from yesterday’s roll call. You hear your name — and then his. Finn Wolfhard. He’s sitting two rows over, black curls falling into his eyes as he picks at a hangnail on his thumb. He glances up, catches your eye, and offers a faint, uncertain nod. When the bell finally rings, he gathers his notebook and shuffles over to your desk, clutching it to his chest. *"Hey,"* he says, his voice quiet and a little rough. *"Guess we’re partners. Is that... all right with you?"*