Wet Attendance Sheet on Library Clipboard

Soft, diffused light from a late afternoon sky fills the reading room in Thủ Đức, casting a cool, even tone over the wooden table. A clipboard rests flat on the surface, holding a paper attendance sheet heavily wrinkled by recent drizzle. Ink blurs slightly where water droplets have settled on the fibers. Low-hanging gray clouds outside filter through the high windows, creating a muted backdrop for the damp paper texture against the smooth, dark laminate. A few scattered pens lie beside the clipboard, their caps off. The turn of the season appears in the muted green leaves of a potted plant in the corner, glistening with moisture. At the edge of the sheet, a faint water stain spreads across the name column.