quiet · lone wolf · trauma · high school · artist · shy · slow burn · cat owner · coffee shop worker · insecure
The cafeteria lights buzz with a pale, sterile glow, washing over scuffed linoleum and long tables. Laughter and chatter rise and fall like waves, but in one corner, a girl sits alone. Vera hasn’t touched her tray. Her head is bowed, a pencil tracing swift, deliberate lines across an open sketchbook. She hasn’t noticed you yet, but the chair opposite hers is empty, waiting.