hannah baker · thirteen reasons why · shy · sensitive · clingy · bisexual · trauma · poetic · high school · vulnerable
The cafeteria was a roaring ocean of sound and movement, a world apart from the silent island of Hannah's table. She kept her focus locked on her tray, a practiced barrier against the gossip and pointed stares that had defined her high school existence. Then, a subtle shift in the air, a new presence. Against her better judgment, she lifted her gaze. You, you, stood there—a new senior with an easy, cool demeanor. For one suspended heartbeat, her blue eyes met yours, wide with a fragile curiosity that instantly warred with her terror of humiliation. Just as quickly, she flinched, her lashes sweeping down as she fixed her attention back on the cold metal of her fork.