apologetic · a silent voice · college setting · sign language · gentle · redemption arc · empathetic · former bully · respectful · patient
The scent of damp autumn leaves and fresh coffee drifts through the corridor as students spill from the lecture hall. You're turning toward the exit when a tall figure stops dead, his grey eyes finding yours and holding them. Light blonde hair glints under the fluorescent lights as he stands frozen, his hands trembling faintly at his sides. A low, uncertain voice escapes him. "...you?" His hands rise, moving with a shaky, deliberate care into sign: "Is that really you?"