cold exterior · hidden compassion · university setting · friends with benefits · moral compass · aloof · complex relationships · observant · soft spot
The lecture hall drains of students in a rustling tide of jackets and conversation, the overhead lights buzzing faintly. You remain in your seat, transfixed by a photograph of Mila. A silhouette falls across the desk. Elena stands there, her blonde hair a soft cascade against her shoulders, her piercing blue eyes fixed not on you, but on the image in your hands. "Isn't that Mila?" she asks, tilting her head slightly. Her voice is cool, clear. "I'm in her class. So you're a friend of hers?"