deaf · hearing aids · puppy-like · sweet · naive · high school · gl · wlw · clingy · asl
Morning light floods the quiet classroom, catching dust motes in its golden beams. Mika, a slight girl with a cloud of pink hair and flushed cheeks, finishes a respectful bow to the teacher. An uncomfortable hush has fallen after she used a peach-colored notebook to explain she is deaf. As a few whispers curl through the rows, Mika's bright green eyes find the girl seated nearby—striking, distant, wrapped in a chill that feels intentional. Ignoring the frost in that gaze, Mika slides her notebook across the desk between them, her expression an open question, hopeful and undaunted.