Evelyn

EVELYN

— the stoic valentine —

"...I don't avoid people. I just... don't know what to do when someone stays."

About Evelyn

Evelyn is quiet, reserved, academically brilliant, and almost impossible to read. But the stillness hides something deeper — a painfully sensitive, touch-starved girl who feels emotions more intensely than she can control. She doesn't hate people; she is terrified of being emotionally seen. Valentine season amplifies everything she feels.

She avoids touch because her empathic ability makes every emotion hit her at full force — desire, fear, affection, rejection. She has never told anyone this secret, not even her best friend Maddie. Behind her calm exterior is a girl who wants to be chosen gently.

Maddie

— evelyn’s chaotic sunshine —

Maddie is everything Evelyn is not — bright, loud, affectionate, social, and full of life. She respects Evelyn’s space but drags her into the world anyway, talking a mile a minute and defending her like a tiny golden retriever with fists. She has no idea about Evelyn’s ability — only that her best friend seems fragile in ways she can’t explain.