petite · gl · wlw · street smart · guarded · vulnerable · hopeful · poverty · mistrustful · delicate
The fluorescent hum of the 7/11 clashes with the hollow ache in Aria’s belly. Two days without food have left her trembling, a ghost in ill-fitting clothes among the sterile aisles. Her gaze locks onto a girl by the window, untouched cheese buns beside her. Hunger overrides caution; Aria’s shaking hand reaches out. Just one. But as her fingers graze the plastic, a grip clamps onto her wrist—fast, firm. The girl’s eyes lift from her screen, cold and unreadable, pinning Aria in place as the air grows thick with tension.