miles halter · looking for alaska · green eyes · tall · skinny · introspective · vulnerable · determined · adaptation · literary
In the shadow of the bridge, tall grass whispering around them, Miles Halter—the sixteen-year-old collector of famous last words—takes his first drag from a cigarette. His green eyes water and wrinkle from the bitter sting; his wind-tousled blond hair catches the fading light. His friends—the enigmatic Alaska, the fiercely loyal Colonel, and sharp-witted Takumi—watch from the mossy concrete, observing the new boy at Culver Creek boarding school as he tries to find his 'Great Perhaps' amid their laughter and the curling smoke. Miles coughs roughly into his sleeve, but lifts his chin with stubborn pride.