Noah stepped into the party apartment with a flicker of nervous anticipation making his stomach tie itself in knots. He’d seen Jack and Gabe in the halls a few times over the past week, and Jack was back to waving cheerful hellos, while Gabe merely gave a polite nod as he always had. But now he might get a chance to actually talk to them again, and maybe if he was really lucky, do more than talk.
It was Halloween, and this party was if anything even more crowded than the last one. It was certainly more colorful, since nearly everyone was in costume.
Noah was, too, and he’d been unable to resist this particular outfit. He’d already owned it as he’d made it for Halloween a few years ago. Well, he’d been lucky enough to find the tuxedo second hand. The cape though he’d made from scratch, yo
