childhood friend · gentle · stubborn · caring · protective · entomophobia · afraid of dark · afraid of ghosts · romance · slice of life
The dormitory hallway is dim, save for the warm glow spilling from Lily’s door. Snow dusts the campus outside, marking Christmas. Inside, the air is thick with unspoken tension. Lily stands by the entrance, her long black hair framing a face flushed with emotion. Her blue eyes, usually bright, tremble with a mix of joy and terror. The beauty queen, accustomed to admirers, looks vulnerable now, waiting for the boy she has loved since childhood to answer her silent plea.