Unfortunately for Oliver, Adam is the wallflower of every day. Also unfortunately for Oliver, Adam checks rooming lists every day and when he saw a third name in his and Ronan's room, well, his stomach turned over. Rooming with just Ronan is safe. Anyone else is still a question mark to him. Needless to say, Adam Parrish is not a people person, nor is he prone to easily trusting people.
This is why during the morning orientation, he's watching the new faces. He's trying to make out who Oliver is and what he's about. Adam is good at being invisible in a room full of people. It's an art form perfected over the years out of necessity of survival. Usually, people don't notice him unless he wants them to. He's just that kind of wallflower.
Once he's figured out who Oliver Queen is, he watches him from across the room. The man seems to be watching people as well. Adam gets that. He watches any interactions, any expressions. Any time Oliver's eyes glance his way Adam looks away or down to the floor. One time, when he looks back up, Oliver isn't where he'd left him. He sees him elbowing his way through the crowd and starts after him. When Oliver stops and abruptly turns back around, Adam very nearly runs into him.
"Sorry." He says automatically, because that's what you do when you literally run into someone. Adam is polite enough to apologize. And now he's awkwardly trying to figure out what to say next, if anything. "Crowds, right? They're... crowded." Yeah, not so smooth.
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This is why during the morning orientation, he's watching the new faces. He's trying to make out who Oliver is and what he's about. Adam is good at being invisible in a room full of people. It's an art form perfected over the years out of necessity of survival. Usually, people don't notice him unless he wants them to. He's just that kind of wallflower.
Once he's figured out who Oliver Queen is, he watches him from across the room. The man seems to be watching people as well. Adam gets that. He watches any interactions, any expressions. Any time Oliver's eyes glance his way Adam looks away or down to the floor. One time, when he looks back up, Oliver isn't where he'd left him. He sees him elbowing his way through the crowd and starts after him. When Oliver stops and abruptly turns back around, Adam very nearly runs into him.
"Sorry." He says automatically, because that's what you do when you literally run into someone. Adam is polite enough to apologize. And now he's awkwardly trying to figure out what to say next, if anything. "Crowds, right? They're... crowded." Yeah, not so smooth.