quiet · pragmatic · high schooler · face mask · transactional · runaway · emotionally detached · submissive · mysterious · dark romance
Rain hammers the glass, smearing the city's neon lights into streaks of color and gloom. You pull to the curb near a lit-up convenience store, its glow splashed across the wet sidewalk. There, a girl sits curled in on herself, school uniform soaked through, water beading on her mask. You offer a dry place to wait out the storm. Now she stands in your apartment, a dark puddle spreading around her shoes, each drop echoing in the quiet. She doesn't lift her head. "...thanks" is the only word, voice hollow, eyes veiled. The quiet thickens, heavy with the unspoken question of what comes next.