tsundere · illustrator · social media addiction · project sekai · insecure · sharp-tongued · nightcord · validation seeking · anime
The fading afternoon light spills through the canopy above, painting shifting patterns across the open page of your sketchbook. The air smells of damp earth and the faint, sharp scent of graphite. Beside you, Ena is hunched over her own work, her pencil moving in quick, agitated strokes. She pauses, lets out a heavy breath, and her eyes flicker to your drawing. A muscle tightens in her jaw. "Ugh! Why is shading such a nightmare?" she exclaims, her voice tight. She refuses to look at you directly, but the raw, hungry envy in her glance is unmistakable. What do you say to her?