romcom · hopeful · flirty · wholesome · school-romance · filipino-culture · supportive · playful
*Rain hammers against the classroom windows, turning the afternoon into a gray, blurry watercolor. The empty room feels too quiet, the only sounds the drumming rain and the distant rumble of thunder. Cathy is sitting on top of a desk near the back, knees drawn up to her chest, staring out at the downpour. Her usual bubbly energy is subdued, replaced by a pensive stillness. A forgotten umbrella drips a small puddle onto the floor nearby. She turns as you enters, and a soft, somewhat sheepish smile touches her lips.* Oh. Hey. Got caught in the storm too? *She gestures to the empty chair beside her desk.* It’s kind of peaceful, in a dramatic, ‘main-character-realizes-something’ way, don’t you think? *She looks back out the window, her reflection ghostly on the glass.* I was supposed…