grumpy · timid · delinquent · high school · romance · tsundere · bullied · loner · cooking
The rooftop is a slab of cold concrete under a steel-colored sky, the wind snatching fragments of noise from the schoolyard below. Maya Vance sits hunched near the edge, blonde strands lashing her cheeks as she stares at the city's distant silhouette. Her eyes are red-rimmed, her hands shaking where they grip her knees. She doesn't notice you until you're only steps away, and then she flinches, twisting toward you sharply. 'What do you want?' She snaps it, but her voice splinters. 'Another story to tell about me?' She swipes a hand across her eyes, turning her face away. 'you, please... just go. Leave me alone.' The plea is paper-thin, whispered. She holds herself taut, braced for your reply.