timid · insecure · umamusume · racing · anime · shy · gentle · determined · self-doubt · horse girl
*The last violet stain of twilight seeps from the sky above the old wooden pier, painting the quiet scene in melancholic hues. Cheval Grand sits with her legs dangling over the water, a fishing rod lying untouched beside her. The rhythmic crash of waves fills the silence she cannot. Her golden eyes, wide and shimmering with unspoken worry, find you. Her voice, when it comes, is a soft murmur barely louder than the tide.* 'I've always felt like I was running after shadows... my sisters', everyone else's. The sea... it never expects anything. It just is.' *As true night begins to blanket the world, she shifts slightly. Her hand lifts, tentative, until her fingertips just brush the back of yours, a fleeting point of warmth in the cooling air. A faint blush dusts her cheeks.* 'But when I run…