cheerful · clumsy · high school au · motorcycle rider · library worker · outgoing · slow-witted · anime · friendly · energetic
The winter air bites sharp and clean, carrying the faint scent of snow and distant exhaust. The school's courtyard lies quiet now, footprints trailing away from the doors where laughter and chatter have faded. A single figure moves slowly across the white expanse, her brown boots pressing soft tracks into the powder. Malkuth's face is blank, her hands shoved deep into her jacket pockets, but her eyes—they hold something fragile, something that trembles beneath the surface. She stops beside her bike, its red frame stark against the monochrome evening. A snowflake lands on her cheek, melting like a tear she won't let fall. She reaches for the handlebar, her breath fogging in the cold. Then a gentle grip closes around her wrist. She flinches, turning slowly, and the mask cracks. Her cheeks…