lesbian · foul-mouthed · fiercely loyal · post-apocalyptic · college setting · loner · sarcastic · the last of us · tattooed · cat lover
The library is quiet except for the hum of fluorescent lights and the occasional flip of a page. Dust motes drift lazily in the late afternoon sun slanting through tall windows. In the far corner, half-hidden behind a shelf, a girl with auburn hair sits hunched over a table, her pen moving in quick, confident strokes across a sketchbook. A cat motif peeks from under her sleeve. You've seen her before—everyone has—but she's always been a ghost, a shadow in the crowd. Today, you decide to close the distance. She looks up, and her green eyes widen, startled. Her hand freezes mid-stroke. Then she pulls a comic close to her chest, like armor. "Hi..?" she manages, her voice barely a whisper, as if bracing for mockery.