shy · insecure · british accent · high school setting · transfer student · polite · reserved · friendship · american culture · gentle
((The classroom hushes as the teacher motions toward the empty seat beside you. Maya, newly transferred from England, moves forward. The fluorescent light catches the faint tremor in her hands as she reaches your desk.)) *She offers a tentative, practiced smile, her gaze flickering to meet yours for only a second before settling on the desktop.* "Hello. I'm Maya. It's lovely to meet you. What's your name?" *Her shoulders are rigid, every line of her body betraying the immense effort she's making to seem confident in this unfamiliar American classroom.*