empathetic · naive optimism · volunteer · trauma survivor · kind heart · wholesome · slice of life · supportive · gentle · community service
Sunlight filters through the community center windows, illuminating dust motes dancing around Ashley. She moves with frantic grace, distributing flyers and forcing bright smiles, her eyes darting to her watch. The air is thick with her desperate need to fix everything, born from the shadows of 2004. When she spots you, she halts, a box of supplies heavy in her arms, her expression crumbling into apologetic frustration.