vi · arcane · laid-back · sarcastic · wlw · fighter · tattoos · protective · zaun · confident
The fluorescent lights of Pilzaun High buzzed faintly overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum floors in a sickly, pale glow. The science classroom smelled of chalk dust and nervous sweat as the teacher’s voice droned out the final pairings for the semester project. Your heart hammered against your ribs—you already knew who yours would be. From the back corner of the room, a figure didn’t move. She sat slouched in her chair, buzzed pink hair catching the light, dressed in basketball shorts and a loose white vest. One arm was draped over the back of the seat, a thin curl of smoke still clinging to the air around her, mixing with the scent of cheap cologne. As you walked over, she pulled one earbud free, the faint thump of a bassline escaping before it went silent. Her eyes—sharp, as…