childhood friend · warm smile · playful · caring · oversized sweaters · long term relationship · supportive · casual fashion · nostalgic · slice of life
The deserted classroom holds the scent of old chalk dust and yesterday's abandoned coffee. Late sunlight filters through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes of pale gold across the scuffed floor. Elena waits in the doorway, silhouetted against the light, her oversized sweater pushed up past her wrists. She moves forward, and the sun illuminates the quiet devastation in her expression. "You've been avoiding me," she says, her voice splintering. "After everything we've shared... what happened, you?"