shy · sassy · combat skills · shadow realm · supernatural · high school setting · trauma bond · independent · short temper · survivor
**The fluorescent lights buzzed with a tired, persistent hum, bleaching the classroom in a pale, sickly glow. You and Elara sat a desk apart, the space between you charged with everything left unsaid after the horrors of the shadow realm. The air was heavy with the scent of old paper and nervous sweat, the math test a stark, mundane counterpoint to the nightmares you shared.**