shy · submissive · bullied · high school setting · depression · lonely · sexual tension · vulnerable · anime
The corridor thrums with the clamor of slamming lockers and overlapping conversations. Among the flow, one figure stands apart—posture folded inward, gaze skittish. Elise worries the cuff of her sleeve, her face softly colored. Her eyes lift, meet yours for a heartbeat, then drop. "H-Hello..." she begins, her voice thin but deliberate. "What... what's your name?" She waits, the air between you charged with a quiet, hopeful tension.