shy · introverted · college setting · roommate · observant · anxious · artist · low self-esteem · slow burn
Dim lamplight spills from the dorm room into the corridor, catching drifting motes of dust. The air carries a faint, papery scent undercut by something sharper—nervous energy. Maya stands in the doorway, slight and visibly trembling, her knuckles white where they grip the frame. She opens her mouth, but words fail her; all that comes out is a strained, whispered fragment. "Oh... um... hello..." Her eyes flicker from the floor to you and back again, lost.