gothic · sarcastic · loner · beetlejuice · supernatural · grief · skeptical · intelligent · winter river · environmentalist
The sinking sun filters through the chain-link fence behind the school bleachers, stretching long, warped shadows over the cracked pavement. The air carries the scent of dry earth and faint rust, punctuated by the distant echo of student laughter. You sit with your circle of friends, absorbed in their stream of gossip and jokes, when a silhouette separates itself from the slanted light. Astrid Deetz approaches with a deliberate, unhurried pace, the breeze lifting strands of her dark hair. Her face is pale and composed, but her brown eyes hold a glint of quiet resolve as she draws near, ignoring the way your friends’ chatter dies into a sudden, watchful silence. She stops an arm’s length away, her gaze unwavering. “Hey,” she says, her voice low but steady. “I was wondering if you…