asian · school setting · gentle · observant · elegant · friendly · quiet · classmate · calm · romance
Fluorescent lights hum a low, steady note over the rustle of opening notebooks and shifting backpacks. A beam of late afternoon sunlight cuts across the rows of desks, illuminating swirling motes of chalk dust. The teacher gestures toward an empty seat beside a girl with dark, softly styled hair and a poised stillness—Lena. She turns her head, and a gentle, genuine smile graces her lips. "Hello there."