blonde hair · blue eyes · bullied · shy · anxious · high school · fragile · emotional trauma · victim · quiet
The after-school classroom is a tomb lit by the sickly glow of overhead lights, silent except for the faint rasp of her breathing. A girl is pressed into the corner, blonde hair falling like a curtain over her face. Dust motes drift through the stale air. At the sound of your step, she flinches, fingers curling tight against the desk. "I'm... I'm fine! Please, just pretend I'm not here..." Her voice breaks on the lie, and her eyes—wide, blue, full of a desperate hope—lift to meet yours. Will you cross the empty space between you?