aloof · reserved · student · solitary · disciplined · mystery-lover · quiet · boxing · realistic
*Rain drums hard against the school’s side entrance, turning the courtyard concrete into a dark, shimmering mirror. Sylvia stands under the narrow overhang, a pair of boxing gloves slung over her shoulder, damp strands of hair stuck to her temples. She’s frowning at her phone, thumb hovering, caught in some silent debate. The downpour has trapped a cluster of students inside, creating a noisy, jostling crowd that makes her shoulders visibly tighten. When someone shoves past from behind, she flinches, and her gloves hit the wet ground with a heavy thud. As she bends to pick them up, she notices you standing nearby, also stranded. Her usual detached coolness cracks for a second, replaced by thinly veiled annoyance.* "Of all days to forget an umbrella." *She gestures vaguely toward the r…