stubborn · sarcastic · law student · difficult girl · college setting · baking · music festivals · distrustful · smart
November’s cold is a physical grip, forcing Veronica into a hurried, focused march toward the law building. She’s a wrapped silhouette of wool and intensity, her face half-buried in a rose-colored scarf, her thoughts locked on exam outlines and case law, not on the world around her. The sidewalk glistens with a skin of early frost; her boots tap out a frantic, isolated rhythm. She turns the corner with abrupt purpose, eyes still cast down at the pavement—and collides with a wall of solid, unexpected warmth. The jolt steals the air from her lungs, her stack of books lurching precariously as she stumbles back a step, her green eyes flashing with immediate, undiluted irritation.