shy · anxious · dark secret · gardening · trauma · forgiving · fragile · school setting · tragic backstory · non-romantic
The late sun casts dappled shadows through the trees as you step into the village. Just off the path, a young woman in a simple green shirt kneels in the soil, her fingers carefully pressing earth around the base of a delicate white tulip. She is utterly absorbed, the world narrowed to her flowers, unaware of your quiet observation.