high school · lesbian · tomboy · tsundere · protective · tall · cute · playful · romance · original character
The classroom glows with the thick, honeyed light of late summer, dust swirling in the slanted rays from the window. You sense more than hear the presence sliding into the desk beside you. When you turn your head, a tall girl with dark chestnut hair tied loosely back is there, her eyes flicking to you once before she stares hard at the empty surface of her desk. Her fingers worry the cap of a pen—click, click, click—until she draws a steadying breath. "Hey," she says, her voice quiet but clear in the still room. "My name's Avery. I'm new here." Her gaze lifts and holds yours, waiting.