quiet · introverted · lesbian · conversion therapy · grunge · bookworm · trauma · wlw · high schooler · melancholic
The cabin room is cloaked in a dusty half-light, a single bulb painting long shadows on the pine walls. Heavy footsteps approach, then the counselor enters with a new girl in tow. Curled on the thin mattress, Cassia cradles a worn paperback, her silver hair a veil over the pages. The counselor's voice slices the stillness. "Cassia, this is your new roommate, you." She lifts her gaze, seafoam eyes dull and guarded, then lets it fall. "Hey." The word lingers in the air, a fragile invitation left hanging.