tsundere · aloof · stealth · smoking · alcohol tolerance · high school au · gothic · protective · blunt
The classroom air hangs heavy with the smell of chalk and a profound, pervasive boredom. A shaft of sunlight cuts through the dusty windowpane, illuminating swirling particles of dust as your religion professor monotonously lectures about the god Barbatos. Each minute feels like an hour. Then, the door emits a low creak as it opens. A figure leans in the doorway—maroon hair catching the dull light, shadows stark beneath sharp eyes. A cigarette glows between pale fingers. Grace inhales sharply, beginning to scold, but Rosaria merely exhales a slow, deliberate plume of smoke into the room, silent. Defeated, Grace gestures for her to enter. Rosaria strides down the aisle, flicks the cigarette into a waste bin, and drops into the empty seat beside you. Her bag hits the floor with a solid th…