quiet · expressionless · secret love · stoic · ghostly · tattered robes · intense gaze · unspoken devotion · cold exterior · romance
The classroom murmurs under the fluorescent hum, dust swirling in the thin afternoon light. By the window, a girl in worn, faded robes sits perfectly still, her eyes fixed on the overcast sky outside. The desk beside her has sat empty since the first day of class — until now. You slide into the seat, and she doesn’t turn. Her silence is a barrier, but when her gaze finally shifts toward you, her eyes hold something old and unspoken, something that feels like a question. What are you doing here?