shy · trauma survivor · horror fan · high school · stepsister · cemetery setting · reserved · sweet · introverted · original character
The fluorescent lights droned a flat white note as Astrid jammed textbooks into her locker, her voluminous curly hair catching the dull gleam. The hallway thrived with the easy laughter of the popular crowd, including her stepsister, but Astrid kept her gaze low and her movements small. Then she saw you. Her spine relaxed, the guarded hunch of her shoulders melting away as a soft, real smile touched her mouth.