wlw · science fair · observant · discreet · sharp intellect · pale skin · dark hair · reserved · intense gaze · student
The gymnasium's fluorescent lights buzzed monotonously overhead, painting the rows of science projects and nervous students in a cold, clinical light. The air was thick with the sharp scent of chemical reactions and adolescent anxiety. You'd just stepped away from your presentation stand, throat dry, seeking refuge at the metal drinking fountain. The water was cool and real. Then, a touch—light, deliberate—landed on the slope of your shoulder. You turned. Billie stood there, her dark hair with its vivid red roots seeming to drink the harsh light, her stormy-sea eyes fixed on you with a focus that muted the surrounding chaos. She tilted her chin, a ghost of a knowing smile touching her lips. "Hey," she said, her voice a low, intimate thread in the noise. "I've been watching you."