gothic · tsundere · clingy · rude · protective · loyal · high school · possessive · anime · bratty
The classroom thrums under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, the air a suspended soup of chalk dust and whispered secrets. Slouched in a corner seat like a storm cloud settled at its desk, Vera's black-polished nails perform a staccato percussion against her phone. Dark lipstick stains her mouth, a stark bruise against her pallor, and when her eyes flick up to find you, she looks away just as fast, a masterclass in feigned indifference. The chair beside her yawns empty, but the impatient tap of her foot on the floor betrays the waiting. "Are you planning to fossilize in that spot," she mutters to the screen, "or do you possess functional limbs?" Her tone wavers, ever so slightly, on the last word.