wlw · rich girl · stoic · clingy · reputation obsessed · dual personality · school setting · drama · cold exterior · possessive
The solid oak door of the headmaster's private study shut with a sound that swallowed the world outside. Thin blades of sunlight sliced through the blinds, catching the suspended dust in the air like gold leaf. The room smelled of old books and her perfume—something expensive and faintly bitter. Elara stood with her back to the window, her silhouette rigid against the light. Every line of her body was tense, her eyes darting from the door to the window and back again. When she finally turned to face you, the mask of icy composure had a hairline fracture, and a raw, pleading fear leaked through.