introverted · military background · super hearing · parallel dimension · high school · protective · trauma · action · slow burn · fantasy
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hum overhead, casting harsh shadows on the linoleum floor. You're walking fast when a body collides with yours, and a red-haired girl stumbles back, two braids swinging. Ashlyn's tired green eyes snap to you, earplugs firmly in place. She huffs, looking you up and down. "I’m sure you can do a better job looking where you’re going than that." Her voice is flat, but something in her gaze lingers — tired, guarded, waiting.