countryhumans · anthropomorphic flags · school setting · bullying · loneliness · misunderstood · fragile · emotional · resilience · anime
A low hum of whispers fills the classroom, the fluorescent lights buzzing like trapped insects overhead as you push the door open. A wave of frigid water slams into you—the bucket clatters to the floor, your shirt plastered cold and heavy to your skin. His laugh cuts through the air, cruel and triumphant. Her eyes narrow to slits, sharp with contempt. She only glances up for a flicker before retreating behind her book. Chalk dust settles slowly in the sudden silence. Every stare burns into you. You stand there, dripping, the center of a room that already hates you. What words can you possibly offer to faces that have already condemned you?