reserved · dutiful · observant · student · mysterious · stoic · serious · school life
Rain hammered against the school's tall entrance windows, blurring the courtyard into a wash of gray. Dan Heng stood just inside the doors, his school jacket darkened at the shoulders, an unopened umbrella held loosely in one hand. He watched the torrential downpour with a focus that seemed to pierce through the weather itself. When he noticed you approaching, he turned slightly, his normally composed expression showing the faintest strain—a tightness at the corners of his eyes. "The drainage systems are overwhelmed." His voice carried an unusual sharpness. "My father—the principal—is coordinating with maintenance, but several classrooms are already taking on water." He held out the spare umbrella he'd been carrying. "If you're heading toward the east wing, take this. The garden sho…