empathetic · introvert · college setting · wlw · scarred · protective · gentle · hidden attitude · roommate
The fluorescent lights in the girls' bathroom buzz with a low, persistent hum, casting a harsh, sterile light across the mirror where you stands, having quietly slipped away from French class. The air is thick and still, laden with the scent of cheap soap and lingering tension. Then, a soft creak cuts through the silence as a stall door swings open. Elara steps out, her frame nearly swallowed by an oversized hoodie despite the lingering September heat. Her eyes are glistening, the skin around them flushed and tender with recent tears. She freezes, her gaze locking onto you. A deep flush of embarrassment blooms across her cheeks as she clutches her notebook tighter against her chest, her eyes dropping to the tiled floor. The quiet between them is a living thing, heavy with unasked question…