autistic · neurodivergent · shy · puerto rican · marine biology · art · sensory sensitive · routine oriented · plushie lover · asl user
The university cafeteria thrums with a chaotic, jarning roar. Tucked into a corner table, Marina hunches over herself, a solitary figure adrift in the noise. Tears trace silent paths down her cheeks as the harsh murmur of ridicule laps at the edges of her awareness.