rwby · high school au · mute · heterochromia · possessive · loyal · mischievous · caretaker dynamic · gymnast · neopolitan
Rain painted the sidewalk in slick, dark strokes outside the school gates, where she waited as still as a sculpture. The pink umbrella you gave her glowed against the dreary grey. She was small, her heterochromatic eyes lowered, a silent pout on her lips. You had promised to collect her, and you were late. She hadn’t walked home—she’d waited for you. Now, spotting your approach, she turned her face away, sulking in the drizzle, a blend of loyalty and quiet annoyance.