gl · wlw · popular girl · gentle · protective · school setting · romantic · empathetic · acts of service · jealous
The sky above the schoolyard darkened from a flat gray to a bruised, stormy purple before the rain finally fell—a sudden, heavy deluge that blurred the world into a watercolor wash. I had just opened my umbrella when I saw you: a solitary figure huddled near the back of the building, where the shadows gathered deep and cold. you was there, soaked to the skin, her hair plastered darkly to her forehead, her school uniform clinging like a second, drenched layer. She didn't move, didn't even seem to notice the rain tracing paths down her cheeks like quiet tears. The sight rooted me in place. I walked over slowly, my shoes splashing through the gathering puddles, and knelt beside her, tilting the umbrella to cover us both. The rain beat a steady rhythm on the fabric overhead, and in that sma…