He doubted anyone else noticed her, as she hesitantly entered the house from the darkness beyond. Her eyes blanched, face desperately remaining neutral as she saw the crowd of people jammed into the living room. Her fingers twitched, nearly clenching, before she gave the slightest of nods and moved into the room, warily watching those around her.
It came as no surprise to him as she quickly navigated the crowd, flashing him a quick smile as she caught his eyes before she moved past him, headed to the corner of the room where there were less people. She turned, arms folded and leaned against the wall, obviously trying to appear relaxed, and for the most part passing.
He smiled to himself, glancing away. He knew an Introvert when he saw one, though why she'd decided to come to the party tonight, he didn't know. She hadn't gone to any person, only conversed with others if they conversed with her first. To all appearances, she'd come alone, with no friends to go to.
He frowned before quickly putting on a more neutral face as he studied her from the corner of his eye. She seemed to be watching the crowd, eyes intent, her mouth twitching into a smile every now and then. Was she smiling from something she saw? Or from something she was thinking?
Introverts were notorious for having their minds a million miles away. They weren't one for crowds. He rubbed the back of his neck. So why was she here? Introverts would only come to such gatherings if forced by a friend, yet she had no friend.
It was a mystery he wanted to solve, but by the time he'd managed to disengage from his own group of friends....the Introvert had vanished.
He exhaled. That was to be expected. They never stuck around long if they could help it. He'd seen it before, Introverts testing the waters, seeing if a group situation was ideal for them or not.
He could only hope that she thought this sort of event was ideal for her, because if it was, she'd come again. If it wasn't...it would probably be the only sighting of the Introvert he'd ever get.
-Inspiration from going to Ward Prayer by myself.
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