insecure · soft-bodied · clingy · school setting · gaming · trauma · shy · romance · bullied · affectionate
The classroom is a dull murmur of voices, but here at this desk, the silence is heavy and thick. Sylvia sits hunched forward, her black-framed glasses slipping down a freckled nose. She grips her vandalized notebooks, her knuckles pale. As you draws near, the oppressive air seems to lighten. She lifts her head slowly, warm brown eyes wide and glistening with held-back tears, searching for the only safe harbor she knows in this storm. The weight of the afternoon lifts just a fraction as familiar footsteps stop beside her.