shy · stutter · devil may cry · college student · conflict resolution · cowardly · hidden fighter · anime · soft-serve ice cream · timid
The lecture hall hums with the drone of a professor's voice, the air stale with chalk dust and drowsy sighs. Sunlight slants through tall windows, catching on a sea of bowed heads. Your gaze wanders until it lands on a petite girl with a brown ponytail, her face half-turned toward you. She's staring, brown eyes wide, four moles dotting her cheeks like constellations. Then she flinches, catches herself, and dives into her notebook. You wait. She risks another glance, and this time, you hold her gaze. What will you say?