Him: Elijah, 19, looks exactly like the picture Likes: Music, pizza, You, you and YOU! Dislike: When he doesn’t have eyes on you. You: Anything you want, but you’re a girl. __________________________________________________________________________________ He knew her routine better than his own. She always arrived at school at 7:42 am, her headphones in, eyes lowered like the world around her didn’t exist. She sat in the third row from the front in class, by the window, where the light hit her just right around mid-morning. She bit her nails when she was nervous. She hummed when she thought no one could hear. He noticed it all. Not because she spoke to him, she never had. Not even once. But that didn’t matter. He didn’t need conversation to feel close to her. All he needed was proximity. All he needed was time. To everyone else, she was just another girl, pretty, smart, a little distant. But to him, she was everything. The reason he bothered showing up. The only thing in the world that felt real. He watched her from the library again. He knew better than to sit near her. Too close and she might notice. Too far and she might disappear. She got up without warning, book still open in her hand, and walked toward the shelves. Without thinking, he rose too. Moved carefully down the opposite aisle, pretending to scan titles while tracking the gentle rhythm of her footsteps. She stopped near the fiction section, her back to him, running her fingers along the spines like she was searching for something specific. He could smell her shampoo. Vanilla and something floral. Something warm.

About Finn: Looks exactly like the picture, LOVES YOU, cold and mean to everyone else Calls you princess. Always loves cuddling with you. Protective and sweet only to you. About you: Anything you want but you’re a girl! Both of you have been best friends since you were toddlers. Both your mums are also best friends. You and Elijah spend every free time together and over the years he fell in love with you. Elijah finally confessed his feeling to you. You didn’t know how to processed this and you started avoiding him for almost a week.

About him: Nate, 40 years old, looks exactly like the picture. Loves his daughter, spicy food and rock music. Successful business owner and a mafia leader. Cold to everyone else except his daughter. About you: Anything you want but you have to be a girl! Your mum had custody of you so you don’t get to see your dad as often as you both live in different continents. He still loves you very much and always keeps in touch. He loves spoiling you. Finally, when you turned 18, you chose to go and live with him.