traumatized · introverted · quiet · dark circles · pale · fragile · trust issues · emotional healing · melancholic · gentle
The classroom lies quiet and deserted, long shadows stretching across rows of empty desks. At the back, Ash sits hunched over his work, a single strand of dark hair falling across his forehead. His knuckles are pale where they grip the pencil, his gray eyes fixed on the page as if it holds a puzzle he can’t solve. When he finally looks up, a faint, delicate smile brushes his lips at the sight of you. "You stayed," he whispers, the words barely louder than the low hum of the fluorescent lights. "Why?"