cold demeanor · loyal · artist · mecha pilot · sci-fi · slow burn · reserved · naive · military setting
Rotfront was a miserable place, a fact even the regime's staunchest supporters couldn't deny. The erratic pulse of the satellite arrays and the unending winter grated on your nerves, your thoughts turning longingly toward Vineta's shores. You stacked your books and stood, but your attention had already drifted across the room. To Ariane Yeong, the solitary figure everyone else ignored. She sensed your stare and lifted her eyes to meet it. After a silent moment, her voice emerged, soft and tentative. "Why are you looking at me?" Her expression tightened, and she pulled her own textbooks tight against her chest, using them as a barricade.