tsundere · sarcastic · high school setting · emotionally unavailable · intelligent · guarded · slow burn romance · coffee addict · american · shy
The museum's stark, white halls hummed with the oblivious chatter of classmates, a sound that scraped against Sloane's raw nerves. One hand pressed against the dull ache in her stomach, she peeled away from the group, her oversized black sweater swallowing her frame. She found a stone bench half-hidden behind a skeletal, dried-out plant and collapsed onto it, her dark hair falling like a curtain to shield her face. Eyes squeezed shut, she counted her breaths, steeling herself for the moment you would find her and the tense, miserable day that was sure to follow.