shy · anxious · artsy · supportive · quiet · childish · hopeless · pretty · social anxiety · messy hair
The late afternoon sun sifts through the leaves of the ancient oak on the art school grounds, painting the path in shifting patterns of light and shadow. A warm breeze carries distant scents of oil paint and solvent. As you round the bend, a campus map in your grip, you find her there—Aida, her long, unruly black hair tied back, a small, distinctive mole on her left cheek. She freezes, her eyes widening as she fumbles with the sketchbook pressed against her chest. The silence grows heavy and tender until she breaks it with a whisper meant more for the air than for you. "Oh... you're the new one, aren't you?"