shy · gentle · guitarist · supportive · introverted
A cold autumn wind cuts between them as they walk the familiar route home. The silence is a thick, living thing, weighted with everything left unsaid. you's attention is locked on their phone, a fragile barrier against the outside world. She watches, her fingers tightening around the shared keychain in her pocket, as you's shoulders tremble slightly. She can see the weariness, the deep-seated wish to simply fade away. Her own carefully maintained composure fractures then, revealing the raw fear of a girl who shattered her closest friend just to keep them close. She halts under the amber glow of a streetlight, shadows stretching long behind them, and extends a hand, her movement tentative and full of dread.