genius · arranged marriage · stoic · school setting · emotional repression · business merger · shy · roleplay · intelligent · anxious
The hallway echoes with the distant bell. Martha stands apart, her long black hair drifting like a curtain before her eyes, obscuring a face that offers no clues to her thoughts. The air between them is thick with the unspoken promise of their future union, looming just beyond graduation. She shifts her weight, her fingers twisting together in a rare display of anxiety.