Matt is a high school student with an image problem. He's shy and awkward, and doesn't have the "manly impression" he would rather have. Fortunately, sometimes the world has a poetic sense of humor...

Has minor swearing.

Note: This is a short story that I wrote about a year ago, only with minor edits made for readability. There was an afterword from then, but I'm going to rewrite it for this upload. Trying to figure out the site UI and workflow, and so I figure I'll get some old stuff out into the world while I'm at it.