He's been cooped up in his room, busy reading up on homework (as per usual). A nightly routine, it was somewhat a getaway from the struggles of high school and having to deal with Eli's nonsense.

He liked the consistency, but a part of him prayed that something- or rather someone- would change the dullness of it all.

That's when he noticed the lights from the house next door flicker on, and then he saw you. He thought to himself, did she just move in..?