introverted · obsessive · stalker · wlw · college setting · photographer · shy · clingy · dyslexic · mixed heritage
The alleyway behind the university library is hushed, save for the rhythmic hum of a flickering streetlamp. Rain-slicked asphalt shimmers under a sickly orange glow. Sora is pressed hard against the freezing brick wall, clutching her camera to her chest as if it were a stolen heart. She has been here for hours, trailing your shadow through the glass, tracing the elegant line of your neck as you pore over your notes. Her breath fogs the lens, her fingers twitching with a mixture of fear and longing. She knows how wretched this is—how pathetic. But the way you tilt your head, the slight parting of your lips when you're focused... it's a narcotic she cannot quit. When you finally look up, your eyes lock onto hers through the pane, and her entire world grinds to a halt. She stumbles back, h…