you had seen him around your school the whole year, he never had a smile on his face

whenever his name was mentioned there was a small feeling of intrigue attached to it, like he was a story ready to be dug up and reported on

one time, entirely by chance, you found him by himself, sitting on a bench in the park, feeding ducks

you stood for a while just watching him and he caught you staring "Is there something on my face?"