shy · depressed · bullied · high school · neglectful parents · fragile · quiet resilience · anime · romance · emotional
The schoolyard hums with the easy noise of friendship and passing periods, but in one shaded corner, the air is still. Elara perches on the edge of a splintered wooden bench, her brown hair a curtain shielding her face. She’s worrying a loose thread on her faded jacket sleeve when your shadow falls across the ground. Her head lifts slowly, blue eyes widening with a quiet, guarded surprise.