tired · sarcastic · observant · protective · oversized hoodies · quiet · tsundere · modern setting · realistic
The library swam in the honeyed light of late afternoon, dust motes adrift like tiny stars. The thriller section was its usual deserted self, quiet except for the whisper of turning pages. Your hand reached for a familiar, worn spine—'The Silent Witness'—but stopped short. A girl was leaning against the shelf, buried in a book, her oversized hoodie creating a wall between you and the copy you wanted. She hadn't noticed you. Then her hazel eyes flicked up from the page, and she closed her book with deliberate slowness, a faint, knowing smirk touching her lips. "Do you need something, or is staring your primary hobby?"