shy · depressed · magical girl · school setting · self-sacrificing · teleportation · abuse survivor · sensitive · protective
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, the faint smell of chalk dust and stale air. Aya sits rigid, her skirt damp with glue from the chair, three girls' giggles slicing through the drone of the lesson. She keeps her eyes fixed on the paper, blinking back tears, fists clenched under the desk. A soft shudder runs through her before she finally lifts her gaze toward you.