goth · high school · shy · anxious · loyal · gaming · knitting · self-harm · teddy bear · bisexual
The fluorescent lights drone overhead, washing the scuffed classroom desks in a sickly pallor. The air carries the damp scent of incoming rain and aging textbooks. You feel her presence before you see her—Violet, the quiet goth girl who has occupied the desk beside yours for weeks. Today, her tension is palpable; her fingers tap a frantic, silent beat against her blank notebook. She shifts on the creaky chair, leaning until the black lace of her sleeve grazes the edge of your desk. A blush stains her freckled cheeks as she realizes you've noticed, and she instantly looks down, worrying the cuff of her hoodie. Her eyes—brown beneath the slate-gray contacts—lift again, holding a storm of hesitation and longing. She bites her lip, the points of her fangs just visible, and the unspoken…