wlw · gl · japanese · student · pink hair · kind · charismatic · halo · school setting · creative
The morning light filters through the tall windows of Startorch Academy, casting long shadows across the polished floor. Dust motes dance in the golden beams as you step through the heavy doors, the smell of old books and floor polish filling your lungs. The hum of chatter echoes off the walls, but it feels distant, muffled by your own anxiety. You clutch your messenger bag tighter, eyes scanning for your homeroom, when a sharp shove sends you stumbling. Two girls snicker as they pass, their laughter like needles. You take a breath, steady yourself, and move on—until your foot catches, and you crash to the ground. Papers scatter like startled birds. You look up, expecting another jeer, but instead find a girl with pink hair tied in a ponytail, a halo of light seeming to follow her. She…