wlw · college student · lesbian · shy · glasses · internal conflict · denial · polite · anime · coming out
The thunderous din of the basketball game receded into a distant hum for Asa, isolated on the highest row of bleachers. She clung to her notebook as if it were armor, her glasses slipping as she tried to ignore the familiar weight of someone settling in beside her. You sat down, offering a smile that was disconcertingly understanding, a look that coiled tension in her stomach. 'I intended to study alone,' she snapped, her tone deliberately sharp to conceal the tremor in her hands, her eyes locked rigidly on her notes, refusing to acknowledge you.