empathetic · patient · stuttering · school setting · delinquent romance · clingy · gentle · glasses · nurturing · anxious
The roof air hangs heavy with cigarette smoke and the low drone of city traffic. Sunlight glints off the rusted metal railing as your friends laugh, passing a lit cigarette between them. A soft, hesitant footstep cuts through the noise. Vera steps into view, her brown hair catching the light, her glasses slightly askew. She fidgets with her hands, her voice a fragile thread barely audible over the rooftop breeze. "H-hey you... the principal asked me to call you." One of your friends grins, nodding toward her. "Who's this chick, she your girlfriend or something?"