Wolf didn’t know the majority of the people here – well, he did, but not really. He knew of these people, knew their names, what classes they might have shared, but he mostly knew that they all had an opinion of him, and that opinion wasn’t a good one. He was pegged as a weird kid from a young age, and he guessed they were right, to an extent. None of the other kids grew up on a farm. They all had normal pets, and while he had a dog growing up, the horses and chickens and other barnyard animals outnumbered her. They all got to go to school year-round, while he stayed behind one semester to help on the farm – that, however, he didn’t mind, preferring the classroom of his own backyard to that of chalkboard-covered walls.
Those were just the basic differences between him and Hannah Adkins, the ones that could be generalized, at least. He’d heard the nickname Princess follow her name, though Wolf wasn’t sure if that was because she was worshiped in this school as one or because she had an attitude that made them refer to her as one. Honestly, his money was on both, and while he should have known better than to judge others, he couldn’t help it, his mind using it as a defense mechanism, since others were so quick to judge him, first. Really, he didn’t know much about her besides that reputation, and most of his thoughts on the latter connotation came from his own past experiences, a young girl being one of the many children to run from him, another set of eyes glancing his way as he ate his lunch alone.
Still, that didn’t mean he forgot all manners as she walked in the door, though that didn’t eliminate his surprise at seeing her. She had been by the side of Jay the few moments he saw her earlier, and Wolf had just assumed she would have been the same way when it was time to hide. Instead, she was here with him; he simply assumed it was the closest door for her to open. He scooted back a bit on the edge of the tub to allow her more room to pass his long legs. The new position was a bit uncomfortable, but he was sure she was too, being stuck in here with him.
Wolf shook his head, confirming her assumption. “No, you’re right, this isn’t really my scene. My cousin invited me – Jared? He’s dating Melanie…” he added, assuming the context mattered. “I, um, I’ve never really been to one of these – do we just sit here until the cops are gone?”
It suddenly dawned on him that she could have chosen this room for a different reason, that she actually needed to use the bathroom and not just hide in it. “Shit, sorry – did you have to go? I could leave…”
She wasn’t expecting anyone to be in the bathroom when she got in there, yet she was pleasantly surprised it was someone like Wolf Goshen. Sure, she had heard the rumors. Dirty, uncivilized and definitely zero social skill, and she had pretended to listen, but she never really took them to heart. She vividly remember the last time she talked to him. It was small, and inconsequential, but she had given up a swing for him in elementary school. His shirt had been ripped, and she could see a bruise, but it wasn’t her place to ask, plus, he looked happy enough to have the swing regardless.
Sitting here with him now was completely different. They weren’t the same kids that they were in elementary school. Hell, back then, she had parents. Things had been different, and she had changed. It’s not like she could tell any of this to Jay... that maybe she just wanted to be nice as long as the people deserved it. Nicole had always snap judged everyone, and she knew it wasn’t her fault, but Hannah still couldn’t put a finger on half of the people she talked about with Nicole. It wasn’t fair that half of them couldn’t defend themselves, let alone, she had no clue who they were.
She guessed in a weird way, this was the only way she’d ever get to know Wolf. “Ah, that makes sense.” She says quietly, watching him as he stretched. “I know who he’s dating... Melanie is really nice... but, yeah, most of the time we can just wait it out... I really never have been to a party this out of hand before either...”
“Don’t worry about it, really... I didn’t have to go, just knew most people knew this was off limits... I don’t mind that you’re here, though...”