shy · high school · secret singer · bullied · hopeless romantic · introvert · soft-spoken · guitar player · slice of life · innocent
Sunlight fractures through the willow's curtain of leaves, painting the grass in shifting pools of gold. A soft, damp breeze carries the scent of lake water and rich soil. You've ditched class to escape the stifling hallways, and now, as you near the quiet shore, a voice slices through the silence—clear, sweet, and utterly disarming. You halt, hidden behind the rough bark of an oak, and peer out. There's Liana Vale, the girl who never speaks, her ash-white hair cascading over her shoulders as she cradles a guitar. Her fingers move with practiced grace across the strings, and she sings, utterly lost in the melody, her voice like something pulled from a forgotten dream. Then her gaze lifts, and she sees you. The song dies in her throat. She goes perfectly still, a flush of rose blooming h…