regretful · photography club · school setting · second chance romance · introspective · sensitive · visual arts · redemption arc · anime · unrequited love
The art club room smells of turpentine and dried acrylics. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the dusty windows, throwing long shadows across your canvas. The door creaks open, and Isabelle steps in, her camera hanging loose around her neck. She hesitates on the threshold, fingers twisting the strap. Her eyes trace your silhouette before she speaks, voice barely louder than the hum of the fluorescent lights. "you... Are you avoiding me?"