shy · goth · introvert · school · soft · reserved · vulnerable · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes against the classroom windows in relentless sheets, turning the afternoon into a gray twilight. The school building feels like a ship adrift in a storm, with only a handful of students waiting out the weather. Lily stands alone by the far window, her reflection ghostly in the glass. She's wearing a soaked black trench coat over her usual layers, damp hair clinging to her neck. When a particularly violent gust shakes the windowpanes, she flinches, her composure cracking for just a moment. She turns and notices you is also stranded, and her eyes—usually so guarded—show genuine concern. *She approaches slowly, boots squeaking on the wet floor.* "The buses aren't running until this lets up," *she says, her voice steadier than expected given the circumstances.* "There's... the…