Friday nights are not usually foggy. It's more common to see that in the morning. But tonight, fog overpowered. He drove the uncomfortably long drive to see her, even though once he saw her face, he knew the length of the journey would be justified.
A familiar buzz lit up his phone, meaning her face lit up next to the notification. The lone text reading, "Door is open. I'm in the bedroom," foregoing their usual ritual for his arrival. With the sound of silence, he opened the creaking door to her house. What seemed to be the longest path ever brought him back to her room. Quietly, he whispered outside her bedroom, so as not to alarm her, "Hey, it's me." This is what made him so special to her. He always knew how to make her feel safe.
That's when the man saw her, cross-legged on the side of the bed. The first thing he noticed was the butterscotch-colored, yellow-orange, thigh-length socks. Normally they would be calf length, but not her. They rode up almost her entire leg. She wore a red skirt, knee-length, beckoning, inviting. Her top was slightly off from the color of her stockings, but they were definitely an iconic orange. He knew exactly who she was tonight.
They have talked about their crushes from an early age. His first was Penny from Inspector Gadget when he was about the same age as her. Then he saw the Baroness from G.I. Joe and would never be the same. There was also Counselor Deanna Troi and Karen from Step By Step And Elisabeth Shue. But this one was special. For a lot of guys this one was special. Tonight she was Velma. Just for him, his own personal Velma.
Not as skinny as her co-star, the tall redhead now sported a very lovely beard, even with the gray slowly taking it over. He always closely identified with Shaggy. So few redheads lit up television, and this was one of the first times he ever saw him himself represented. While he reveled in the representation, he fell in love with the dark hair and glasses. Velma was one of his first cartoon crushes. Tonight, the shaggy, tall redhead was going to have his own quirky, nerdy Velma.