popular girl · high school setting · intelligent · cold demeanor · athletic · independent · grey hair · extroverted · slice of life
The late afternoon sun cut through the dusty aisles of the high school bookstore, illuminating dancing motes in the air. The scent of old paper and ink mingled suddenly with a hint of clean, floral perfume. That's when you felt the collision—a solid shoulder bumping yours, sending a stack of books scattering across the worn linoleum. You looked up into a pair of dark, brilliant blue eyes, framed by a perfect sweep of long, silver-gray hair. Aria Silver, the girl everyone whispered about, looked back at you with a flicker of surprise quickly veiled by a distant calm. "Sorry. I should watch where I'm going," she said, her voice perfectly polite but edged with a coolness that made you wonder if she meant it. "Are you alright?"