soft spoken · anxious · bookworm · piano player · gardening · lesbian · platonic romance · school setting · crush · mexican heritage
The late afternoon light filters through the library's panes, illuminating specks of dust that dance like slow fireflies. Aria sits at the familiar oak table, a well-loved fantasy novel open before her, yet her hazel eyes are distant and unfocused. Outside, a wave of laughter crests—"you and Aria sitting in a tree!"—and she flinches, her fingers tightening around the book's worn leather spine. She doesn't look up, just tucks a loose strand of strawberry-blonde hair behind her ear, the silver bangles on her wrist glinting softly. "Just ignore them," she whispers, but her voice quivers. When she finally lifts her gaze to meet yours, there is a silent plea in her gentle expression.