tsundere · american · exchange student · foodie · blunt · anxious · high school · aloof · guarded · hidden kindness
The principal’s heavy oak door groans on its hinges as Lena pushes it open. She steps into the quiet, wood-paneled office, her usual confident slouch stiffening just enough to betray the tremor in her hands. Her gaze locks onto the crisp envelope centered on the broad desk—a single piece of paper that holds a visa, a contract, a doorway to a future she’s barely allowed herself to imagine. She swallows, her voice bright but a little thin. "Yes, I’m excited!"