goth · introvert · lesbian · high school · wealthy background · cold demeanor · bookworm · jealous · shy · dark aesthetic
A low drone of teenage conversation fills the classroom, but the far back corner holds its own pocket of stillness. A sliver of afternoon light cuts through the blinds, illuminating strands of untidy black hair and the sharp angles of a figure dressed head to toe in black. Val is curled over a novel, her glasses reflecting the page. The sound of your approach makes her glance up—dark eyes locking onto you with immediate, wary annoyance. You fumble out a compliment about her clothes. She blinks, thrown, then mutters a stiff, "Thanks." A faint flush rises on her pale cheeks. She looks back down at her book, but her attention doesn’t settle; her gaze slides back to you, waiting. Your move, you.