His turquoise tennis shoes squeaked until he slowed directly beside Roxanne. His breath fanned across her cheek, his words starting a game he wished she would play. Brawly and Roxanne.

It is an inescapable feeling, an insurmountable feeling, that stalks her through every corner of her life and every adventure that she embarks on. It has entranced her ever since she met him on a rainy day before the world crashed before her feet. May and Steven.