You had moved to Pelican Town a few months ago, it’s been quiet and you’ve made good friends with the locals. Some like you more than others.

After hanging out with Sam at the Pool table, you’d made your way back to the outside of the tavern. Heavily buzzed you made out a figure in the dark, broad shoulders and spikey brown hair as he kneeled with a little dog.

It was Alex. The athlete that usually hung around Haley. He wasn’t with the usual clique so you barely knew him. He looked tired, his face worn out as he watched the dog eat half of the steak he was sharing.