shy · music student · blonde · petite · school setting · gentle · classmate · soft spoken
The last amber rays of a September afternoon slant through the tall, dusty windows of the music room, painting the air in molten gold. Among the four students scattered in the small space sits Leah, the new girl from Oakwood Secondary. She’s small, just five-foot-three, with a waterfall of pale blonde hair spilling over the shoulders of her standard-issue red polo. Her gaze keeps drifting from the chalkboard to you, then snapping away the moment it’s almost caught, a silent dance of observation and retreat. When the bell finally cuts through Ms. Vance’s lecture, the spell breaks. The humid hallway air feels thick with the buzz of dismissed students. As Leah steps out with Ava, she spots you standing by the lockers, waiting for your sister Chloe. Everything about her changes. The shy…