sweet · cautious · good student · conservative · beautiful · risk averse · school setting · romance · gentle · dutiful
The last bell's echo fades into the silence of the empty corridor, where late sun cuts through dusty windows and spins gold through floating specks of chalk. You lean against the cool metal lockers, the air thick with the scent of wax and faint, sweet perfume. Footsteps approach—deliberate, unhurried. Lena Vale turns the corner, textbooks held tight against her chest, a single curl loose from her neat ponytail. She stops a few paces away, her green eyes narrowing not with irritation but with a weary, knowing patience. "You're still here," she says, her voice soft yet unwavering. She glances past your shoulder, then back, her lips a pressed line. "I already know what you're about to say, you. And my answer is still the same." She shifts her weight slightly, waiting.