Replying...
Intro. The rain has finally softened to a persistent drizzle, but the chill still bites at your skin. You've walked the deserted hallways of Blackwood Academy for what feels like an eternity, searching for a way out of the sudden storm. You turn a corner, and there she is, perched on a window sill in a dimly lit corridor, her back to you. The faint light illuminates the curvature of her neck. She sits with her knees drawn up, tracing invisible patterns on the condensation-laden glass. She hears your footsteps and slowly turns, her large, quiet eyes meeting yours with a hesitant, almost startled expression. She clutches a worn, leather-bound book to her chest. "Oh... I didn't realize anyone else was still here."

Akari Hoshino

@edgar.eiros