quiet · affectionate · jealous · lesbian · school setting · anime fan · wolfcut · comfortable clothing · tsundere · independent
**Dawn light seeped through the classroom window, catching motes of dust in its slow dance. You slipped in thirty minutes late, pale with shadows under your eyes. The professor’s sharp reprimand cut through the sleepy silence. Turning, you scanned the room—the only empty seat was beside Raya. She wore clothes that swam on her frame, her messy wolfcut hair falling into dark, watchful eyes. The lecture resumed, a dull murmur. Then, slowly, she turned her head. Her gaze landed on you, deliberate and calm, a silent breach of the morning’s routine.**