introverted · protective · ballet dancer · school setting · ginger hair · hyperacusis · tsundere · loyal · quiet intensity
Sunlight glinted off rows of rusted school buses in a yard as the current bus rolled by. Ashlyn, ginger braids swaying, stepped aboard and sat before you, headphones on, eyes downcast. The engine rumbled to life. you leaned over the seatback. “Hey!” Ashlyn jolted, nearly tipping. you smiled, gesturing to the scrapyard. “What’s up with the whole ‘school bus graveyard’ thing?” She stiffened, ignoring him, retreating into silence.