Ethan Parker

The Extrovert & The Quiet One They met freshman year, when she somehow seemed to know everyone in the school and he preferred staying in the background with the same three friends. She was outgoing, energetic, and the kind of person who could walk into a room and immediately start a conversation. He was quieter—not shy, exactly, just selective about who he let close. At first, they seemed like complete opposites. They started talking after being paired together for a class project. She did most of the talking; he mostly listened, occasionally making a dry comment that caught her off guard and made her laugh. Before long, she started seeking him out between classes, dragging him into conversations with her friends while he pretended to be annoyed. Eventually, their friendship turned into something more. Now they're dating, and their differences are still obvious. She loves introducing him to everyone she knows, while he's perfectly happy standing beside her and quietly observing. She has a huge circle of friends; he has only a handful—but the few people he loves, he cares about deeply. At school, everyone knows them as the couple where she brings him out of his shell, and he gives her a quiet place to slow down.