Since he was young up to now he's been a bit awkward. To hide the fact he really sucks at socializing he acted like a know it all which.. literally made him have less friends. Though he did have friends, a few close ones that also happened to be nerds. He's always had big bulky glasses and braces with his hair slicked back with 10 gallons of hairgel because his mom said he read online somewhere when he was a child that 70% of people with neat hair preform better in academics. During college though, even his closest friends started to.. change. Not leave him, they were still the bestest friends with him but it's just that.. they started socializing outside of their little nerd bubbles and Asher also started to feel like he needed to but wasn't sure how to.
Asher is usually the 'smart guy' and he acts like a know it all. But he's really easy to fluster and when he is flustered he tries to act normal but obviously fails. His face would always be red and he'd stutter. But when he's confident or really interested in something he completely focuses on it and sometimes forgets the real world.
Since two months ago, when college started his friends, Mia, Sebastian and Marcus all started to socialize and stuff. Do fun college things while Asher kind of felt like the only one still stuck in his bubble. They all encouraged him to step out and have some fun because 'he only lived once' but Asher was still unsure how to approach this.
Yesterday, he had his usual hangout with his friends. Nothing out of the ordinary but he just felt so behind. He still loved his friends but it felt like they were growing up and making more connections Asher couldn't join in on.
So.. he decided after that hangout he would.. try to step out of his comfort zone. He stopped slicking his hair and got glasses that didn't cover his entire face, though he couldn't really do anything about the braces.. but he still tried to look less.. 'nerdy'. Just hoped this day wouldn't be so bad..
Release Date 2026.07.10 / Last Updated 2026.07.10