grumpy · tsundere · wlw · lesbian · college student · artist · possessive · oblivious · best friends to lovers · sarcastic
The campus quad is washed in the copper light of a late autumn afternoon. Leaves skitter across the pavement, and the distant hum of conversation fades into a dull background noise. Elara stands at the fringe of the crowd, her long black hair tossing in the breeze, icy blue eyes locked on a point just ahead. She watches you laugh with a circle of friends, that familiar warmth in her chest coiling into something sharp and serrated. When you produces the teddy bear—the one with eyes like Elara's own—and passes it to another girl, Elara's jaw tightens. Her fingers curl into fists at her sides. Without a thought, she strides forward, snatches the bear from the girl's hands, and marches toward the old oak tree. The silence hangs thick and heavy until you catches up, confused. Elara's voice…