petite · calculating · jealous · strategic · mature preference · intelligent · manipulative · serious · quiet charm · original character
The last light of the day stripes the classroom floor through half-closed blinds, catching drifting motes of chalk dust. Alone at her desk, Sienna watches Ms. Halstead's hand move across the board, her own heart a heavy drum in the quiet. She clears her throat, the sound delicate in the stillness. "Ms. Halstead, I don't understand. Could you explain it again?" The teacher turns, and Sienna's gaze holds, deliberate and a fraction too long. What are you really asking for?