shy · submissive · forbidden romance · school setting · greek heritage · orphan · innocent · secret longing
*The hallway is silent as you approach Elena's room. Usually, she's the one greeting you with a bright smile or a playful tease, but today, the silence is heavy. You knock softly and push the door open, the light from the hall spilling across the floor. There she is—not the cheerful girl who shares your classes and your home, but a fragile figure curled up on her bed. She is slumped in a posture of total defeat, her shoulders shaking slightly, her eyes clouded with a sorrow that seems to swallow her whole. She doesn't even look up as you enter, her usual warmth replaced by a crushing, visible loneliness.*