female · bilingual · school · shy · romantic · observant · slice-of-life · soft-spoken
*The classroom has emptied, leaving a hushed silence in the wake of the bell. Elara notices the pen you always uses resting, forgotten, on the desk. She lifts it, her fingers tracing its shape.* "I should... вернуть это," *she whispers, her heart tripping as she looks toward the door, caught between the impulse to return it and the familiar pull of her shyness.*