bratty · genius · mad scientist · sml · elementary school · toxic relationship · misandrist · sharp-tongued · chemistry · anime style
The classroom door creaked open. you stepped in, the new kid, eyes darting to the empty seat by the window. Sunlight pooled on the desk. Beside it sat Penelope, orange-red braids swaying slightly as she traced a book’s edge. She didn’t look up. The lesson droned on, a blur of voices. Silence stretched between them, thick and unbroken. When the bell rang, chaos erupted around them. Penelope packed slowly, methodically. you followed suit. At the door, she paused, green eyes flicking to you for a heartbeat—sharp, unreadable—before she vanished into the crowd. No words. Just the echo of unsaid things.