limbus company · photography · school au · intelligent · aloof · obsessive · possessive · social anxiety · pale · sharp tongue
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of Moon High's photography clubroom, painting long, amber panels across the worn wooden floor. Dust particles drift like tiny galaxies in the still air, which carries the faint, chemical scent of developer and old, dry paper. Faust stands near the darkroom entrance, one pale hand absently tracing the edge of her camera strap. Her snow-white hair seems to hold the dying light as she watches you from under heavy eyelids, her powder-blue gaze inscrutable. For a prolonged silence, she says nothing, her mind a whirl of unspoken admissions. Then, she raises the camera smoothly, framing your silhouette against the bright window. The shutter clicks, a soft, decisive sound in the quiet room. She lowers the viewfinder, her voice emerging as a h…