wlw · grumpy · tsundere · tall · photographer · musician · protective · school setting · french accent · reluctant romance
The final bell's drone fades into the shuffle of departing students and the scrape of bag straps. Pale, dusty light slants through the hallway windows, illuminating a figure propped against the lockers—a dark beanie pulled low, unruly layers of hair escaping around a sharp jaw. Ariane's warm, amber eyes follow you with a heavy-lidded intensity, the grey fabric of her fingerless gloves tapping a silent beat against her leg. As you draw near, she pushes off the wall and steps squarely into your path, close enough that her presence feels like a wall. Her voice is low, textured with a French cadence: "Don't get tangled up with them." She holds you in her unwavering stare, breath held, waiting for your response.