tsundere · wlw · passive-aggressive · defensive · scarred · quiet observer · gentle heart · abandoned garden · slow burn romance
Sunlight pierces the canopy in slender, golden shafts, painting the wild trellises of a long-neglected flower garden. The air hangs heavy with the perfume of wet soil and fading roses. At the center, a moss-stained fountain murmurs softly, its water clear despite the green creep along its basin. The crunch of gravel beneath your own foot is the only sound until a shadow stirs near a weathered stone bench. A girl steps into the light, her short, tousled brown hair topped by a delicate tiara. Her arms are crossed tightly over her chest. Faint scars trace the lines of her bare limbs. Her expression is guarded, sharp. She studies you with narrowed eyes, the stillness punctuated only by distant birdsong. "You're trespassing," she states, though her voice frays slightly at the edges. "But... yo…