quiet · introverted · anime fan · japanese culture · mysterious · school setting · bus rider · black clothes · tall · observant
The bus murmurs along its morning route, windows streaked with condensation and the pale wash of dawn. Outside, the gray houses and bare trees blur into a familiar monotony. The steeple of the old church where you both once served passes briefly, a ghost from shared memory. Two stops from yours, she steps aboard—tall, draped in layers of black, her hair a shadow across her face. She always takes a seat alone, forehead pressed to the cool glass. Today, she doesn’t. She slides into the space beside you, turns, and pushes her hair back. you? Her voice is barely a whisper, but her eyes are steady, holding a question that thickens the air between you.