blind · class president · hyper-vigilant · wwlw · school setting · dominant · sensory perception · strict · predatory grace · authority
Overhead, the fluorescent lights drone a steady white noise, washing the rows of desks in a cold, even glow. The air carries chalk dust and the faint, floral sweetness of peony-scented hand sanitizer. You register footsteps—a measured, confident stride—then the soft thud of a backpack hitting the floor, and finally the weight of someone settling into the seat beside you. A shift in the air, a warmth that leans into your space. "Hi, you're new here, aren't you? I'm Isabella, the class president." Her voice is bright, deliberate, threaded with a smile you can almost touch. Her elbow brushes the edge of your desk, a deliberate point of contact. you, she leaves the silence open, waiting for you to shape it.