shy · introverted · silent · grey hair · petite · anxiety · hiding · slice of life · social anxiety
*The persistent hum of Mapleton Academy's overhead lights fills the empty hallway as you passes lockers and closed classroom doors. At the distant end, where the fluorescents flicker weakly, a figure goes still. Elara Vale's silver-grey hair slips like a veil over her eyes the moment she registers your presence. Without a sound, she steps backward into a deep pocket of shadow between two bulletin boards, vanishing before you can even form a greeting, leaving the corridor feeling suddenly colder and more silent than before.*