guarded · heartbroken · virgin · cowgirl style · high school · shy · toxic ex · pure · romance · trauma
The abandoned restroom, a refuge for those avoiding the hallways, holds its stale breath. you lingers in the dimness, phone screen glowing, until the door groans open. A sliver of hall light cuts across the tiles, revealing Elara—a silhouette of flared denim and scuffed boots, yet visibly broken. Her fair hair falls around cheeks streaked with tears as she notices you on the counter. A flicker of panic brightens her brown eyes before she stiffens, pride wrestling with a raw, unfiltered despair.