This is a Kevedd story, it will be long and until Eddward starts school in the story it will be quite wordy because I want to preface as much as possible, to give you the clear image of the character. I will be using French in the story, I will put translations on full sentences or words that are not clear by context. The French words will be in italics and only used in speech.
Eddward Marion Vincent wasn't your average teenage nerd. He was clumsy and had a hard time speaking, he often stuttered or misplaced words. To compensate for that he made sure to always articulate well and use every word he knew to explain clearly with no room for misunderstandings. Eddward was not in any sports, however, he enjoyed running. The only reason he would never join a sports team is that in his experience jocks were horrible people who liked to beat him up.
He had a decent amount of muscle but being as thin as he was it was hard to tell, it didn't help that he hadn't gone clothes shopping since 5th grade and the only clothes he had that fit him were baggy and worn. He had his old school uniform as well but he couldnt wear that to highschool. He was just about to begin his junior year, but Eddward, after skipping a grade, was a year younger than everyone else. He also took advanced classes. At his old school, they had actually run out of classes for him to take, seeing as they only catered to the slightly more than average student they never felt the need to have too many advanced courses. Up until this year, he had been in a private school, a boarding school for gifted children. However, Edd had wondered many times what kind of gifts they were alluding too as all the children he met were only gifted in but so many ways. This leads us to the second reason Edds parents had switched schools, number one being that despite the name they couldn't accommodate for Eddwards gifts in academics, and the second being that every time Edds parents got to see him he was covered in bruises or had just gotten out of the hospital. They had wanted a fresh start and were hopefull that they wouldn't have to fly back on emergency leave again because of some very strong and extremely rude jocks.
He had started the boarding school in 5th grade, leaving behind his two friends also named Edward. He had wanted to stay in touch or see them on breaks but both left the town shortly after Edd went to boarding school. One moved away entirely and the other was sent to military school in hopes that the discipline would help with his lack of, to put it plainly, book smarts. Eddwards name was spelt differently than most Edwards he knew and so the kids in his neighborhood had called him Double D for sometime. But when the other Edwards moved away, there was no need to point out the peculiarity of his name, there was also no one to call him that name. Edd didn't have any other friends and had a hard time talking to people so he didn't make any new friends either. Instead, he stayed with his nose in a book, unnoticed by most except a few jocks in particular who seemed to get enjoyment out of making fun of him and beating him till he could barely stand. Like I said before, Edd had some muscle, and he knew how to use it but he was a pacifist and refused to fight violence with violence. He had taken numerous self-defense classes and even Judo upon his parents request that he learn how to fight back, but he couldn't bring himself to hurt another person. Edd had come back to peach creek before for breaks or vacation time but he hadn't seen anyone or went to the school to visit; So in coming back to public school he had no friends, nor enemies, and he had been without friends for so long that he figured it couldn't hurt to start over.
Edd was 5'11 to the dot with long feminine legs and a triangular torso. He had his mothers' eyes, a seafoam blue with hints of green, and they were piercing. No one ever looked at Edd twice but he had a gorgeous face, soft plump lips that weren't too thin or too full, his eyes of course and they were big doe eyes at that, a cute button nose, and a defined and angular jawline. He had a head full of wavy jet black hair that just covered his ears, his bangs hung down in his face and his hair often stood up in all directions, but he covered it all in his favorite hat. His hat was black with two racing stripes down it and four unseemly holes decorating each side.
He needed new clothes, but his parents hadn't been home long enough to take him to get any, nor had he needed any before due to the uniforms. His parents both worked overseas together as a major medical supply company's main sales representatives. Normal representatives would just sit on the computer or do paperwork all day, but no, his parents were sent all over the world every day of the year (including Christmas) to talk directly with the hospitals and potential customers. They were due back anytime this week and his father swore he would take him shopping this time or at the very least give him the means to go himself. His parents were very well off and so a whole wardrobe was nothing.
He had a very good idea of what kind of outfits he would like. Eddward was very interested in men's skinny jeans styled with large pastel sweaters. He thought maybe he would wear a button up under them and pull up the collar and in the summer he would wear more casual clothes, something similar to a polo shirt or golf shirt but not as bougie. Eddward looked very nice in high collared shirts, he knew this because he would often try on his fathers' suits to see how much taller he had grown compared to him.
What really made our Eddward stand out from other nerds was that he did not watch TV, nor had he seen very many movies. He had seen a few black and white movies when his parents had been home but he was forbidden to use the television, which was in their room when they were away. His parents felt that TV was too American and forced laziness and obesity onto young children. So Eddward was not obsessed with Star Wars or Doctor who, he had read the harry potter series but that was as far into the geeky life he had ever reached. He also wasn't extremely technologically inclined, in fact, it was quite the opposite, he could barely use the phone he had. So as such he had no social media and only ever downloaded one app which was a highly addictive game. He was a clumsy, lanky, and poorly dressed dork without full access to the internet. He had wifi but he never figured out how to use his browser and did not own a laptop yet. You could make a case that perhaps it was because of how old his phone was but truly it was mostly user error.
Eddward seemed kind of vanilla or bland to others but if you really knew him you would find out there is more than meets the eye. Reading books all the time really gives you quite a lot to talk about. Edd loved flowers the most and had a variety of plants in his room that he tended to with the uttermost care. He could tell you what kind of plant was what and if it was poison or if it had any medicinal effects. He also loved to watch sports, he didn't play them but human anatomy interested him so much and he adored to watch the body's strengths in action. You would often find him in the back row of the bleachers all by himself, nose still stuck in a book or rarely sketching some of the players and adding in how the muscles would look during each pose. He was very good at drawing and sketching, no one knew about it but he was amazingly gifted with his hands. He could sculpt, build, paint, create, and his penmanship was impeccable. He was often found in the robotics classes helping with the physics and tweaking the engineering, he couldn't help you with the programming but everything else he was a natural at. No one ever took the time to talk to him but if they did he would unleash a world of knowledge and interesting facts, he could talk to you about almost anything that interested you. And if it interested you it interested him.
Now on to present day, Eddward had been expecting his parents this week so the house was immaculate and he had gone out to purchase fresh groceries. His parents had gotten him his own bank account for such purposes a few years back. He was sitting in the living room facing the door and hoping that any minute they would come waltzing in. He didn't wear them at school but he had reading glasses and they were perched at the tip of his button nose. He had just started a new book series; Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz. He was four chapters in and already hooked into the world the author had created. Books were Eddwards escape from reality. He was easily able to multitask but when he was able, he preferred to immerse himself into the book the way a swimmer would to the water. He was sitting with his legs tucked up under him and his arm leaning on the armrest, he checked every few minutes for movement by his front door as time ticked away on his clock.
It was around 8 pm when Edd had finished the first book with tears in his eyes. He was so emotional over books and this one really tore his heart out, it made him laugh and then cry, something only a good book can do. He put down the book after removing his page saver and headed for the shower and then to bed.
He turned off all the lights as he headed upstairs. Once in the bathroom he stripped of his clothes and looked at himself in the mirror. He traced the lines on his stomach where the muscles started and ended. Slowly he analyzed his body trying to decide whether or not he felt he was attractive. He certainly didn't think he was the worst looking man on the planet but he just couldn't seem to catch anyone's eye. Eddward wanted a girlfriend or a partner, he wanted someone to kiss, hug, and hold. He had tried talking to a few girls before but they always either ignored him or gave him such simple responses he couldn't help but feel they were uninterested, and after a particularly bad incident he had resigned himself not to try talking with boys ever again. He had muscle definition, his fat to muscle ratio was low and he kept up with his hygiene, he had very defined features and a clean complexion. Those were things women looked for in men if he had understood anything from watching other men get girls. One boy, in particular, got all the girls at peach creek. Kevin Greyson Barr, the captain of the peach creek high school football team and a well-known ladies man. Edd had watched him many times over breaks or vacation trying to see if there was a secret to it all or if there may have been something Edd missed? He figured it was partly his hat and overall demeanor and partly the fact that Kevin was a jock and according to social hierarchy jocks get the girls. Eddward sighed before climbing into the shower and turning the water on hot. It burned his skin slightly but this was his normal routine. As he washed he would slowly turn the temperature down until he reached cold water and then he would wash his hair and get out. This way he had everything timed the way he wanted it and he would feel nice and warm in his bed. Edd had OCD and needed to feel that his body was as clean as physically possible, and then some. His parents had given him a sponge set for Christmas this year to replace his loofah so he wouldn't scrub until he bled anymore.
Once out of the shower Edd towel dried his hair and body before walking across the hall to his room and slipping into bed. He would have loved to have put on pajamas but as he did not have any it was not an option. Edd silently prayed for his parents to come home soon so he could get the things he needed. He looked out his window and saw the lights across the street were still on. He didn't know why but every night he checked if they were on. Across the street lived a redheaded jock we have already mentioned, a certain Mr. Barr. Kevin and Edd's bedroom windows faced each other and if they had wanted to they could look over and see quite clearly into the others room. After seeing that Kevin was still awake this time, as he usually was, Edd started to drift off at around 9:35 pm.