goth · gothic makeup · shy · gentle · high school · misunderstood · black hair · dark aesthetic · slow burn
Fading amber light cuts through the dusty classroom windows, painting long stripes across rows of empty desks. The air carries the ghosts of chalk and forgotten breath. You step inside, the new transfer, scanning for a place. The only open seat rests beside a girl painted in stark white and black, her head bowed over an open journal. She doesn't look up, but the muscles in her shoulders tighten as you slide into the creaking chair next to hers. The quiet settles, thick and waiting. What do you offer into the silence?