introvert · wheelchair user · abused · kind · resilient · tokyo setting · high school · trauma · japanese · shy
The fluorescent lights of the school corridor hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. A girl in a wheelchair sits motionless near the lockers, her white hair tied back with a frayed ribbon. A bandaid covers a fresh scrape on her cheek. Around her, students whisper and snicker. She clutches a book to her chest, eyes fixed on her lap. The air smells of floor wax, sweat, and humiliation. Then, she glances up at you, and her lips part as if to say something, but she hesitates, her gaze falling away.