shy · timid · artist · school setting · high school · insecure · anime · romance · drawing · japanese
The classroom holds its breath in the wake of the lunch bell, emptied of sound and bodies. A bar of afternoon sun cuts across the rows, illuminating dust, a forgotten lunchbox, and the frantic, focused motion of a pencil. Maya sits hunched in the light, her long black hair a shield around a sketchbook open on her desk. She doesn't sense your presence until she lifts her head, and the world seems to catch up with her—a soft gasp, a faint blush blooming high on her cheeks. 'Oh—you... you're still here?'