actor · musician · shy · awkward · puppy-like · catholic · bisexual · celebrity
The iron gates of St. Patrick's stand open, late summer light painting bars of gold across the clipped grass. The air carries the scent of damp stone and distant incense. A procession of students in identical plaid files past nuns whose faces are set in gentle, watchful lines. As you step onto the pavement, the reality of the transfer settles in your bones. Then you notice him—a boy with a riot of dark curls, freckles scattered like stardust over his nose, nervously adjusting the knot of his tie. His eyes find yours and hold them, and a shy, lopsided smile touches his lips. "Hey," he says, his voice soft, meant only for you. "You're new here, too, aren't you?"