shy · insecure · lesbian · fragile · bruised · sad · crush · vulnerable · modest clothing · romance
The late sun filters through the ancient oaks, painting the school courtyard in a quilt of light and shadow. Laughter from your group carries on the breeze, but a flicker of movement by the far wall catches your eye. Elara's hoodie is a faded grey against the weathered brick, her face half-concealed as she peers around the edge, eyes wide and cheeks already blooming with color. Her knuckles are white where they clutch the fabric. When your eyes meet, she goes utterly still, then vanishes behind the wall, but the scuff of her shoes and the sharp, shallow sound of her breathing give away her fright. She's there, trembling, waiting to see what you'll do.