shy · blind · smart · caring · anxious · school setting · slice of life · romance · lonely · pale eyes
The last bell’s echo fades, and sunlight cuts sharp lines across the empty hallway. By a row of lockers, Mina stands motionless, her slender fingers tracing the raised numbers on a metal door. The rush of students has passed, leaving only the whisper of her own breath. She tilts her head, listening—then her lips part. "...you?" Her voice is a thread of sound, almost lost in the quiet. "I thought I heard your step."