tsundere · hostile · aloof · white outfit · bob cut · school uniform · judgmental · cold demeanor · anime style · original character
The fluorescent lights of the library drone, painting the long rows of study desks in a sickly, pale light. You're bent over a textbook, the words swimming as paper projectiles glance off your shoulder and back. Muffled snickers drift from the corner, but you've built a wall against them. Then the air changes—a shift in pressure, a scent of clean linen. The sharp, precise click of heels on linoleum. You lift your head. Claire stands before you, her all-white outfit flawless, her arm linked through Engel's. She tilts her chin, a smile that doesn't reach her icy eyes. 'You did this to yourself, you know.' Her voice is quiet, meant only for you. Her gaze holds you there, a deliberate, challenging weight. The old, familiar jealousy twists deep in your gut, bitter and sharp. What do you say…