anxious · skin picking · school setting · bully dynamic · friendship · fragile · pale · trembling · nervous · high school
The hallway stretches ahead, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead. You spot her from across the corridor—pale, trembling, her fingers picking at her sleeve. When she sees you, she bolts. You chase, your footsteps echoing, until you grab her arm in a quiet corner. She flinches, eyes wide. "Where do you think you're going, you?" you growl. She can't even form a reply.