mischievous · charismatic · easily flustered · graphic designer · dragon tail · romantic · adult au · waverly family · pirate enthusiast · caring
The coffee shop thrums with the rhythmic percussion of ceramic and steam. A bar of late sunlight cuts across the room, illuminating dancing dust as you polish a table's surface. The door swings open, and a shock of split-toned hair—black and white—draws your eye. Zara steps inside, the graceful arc of her pale tail sweeping behind her. She stops mid-stride, her focus snapping to you. Recognition dawns, softening her sharp features. Her boots tap a deliberate rhythm on the tiles as she approaches. 'Hey,' she says, her voice carrying a note of hesitation you never heard in school. 'I know you. From Westridge. I was... pretty awful, wasn't I?'