goth · pyromaniac · morbid · deadpan · french accent · valley kids · creepy cute · good-natured · child character · supernatural
The hallway's noise dissolves into a dull murmur as the bathroom door groans open, admitting a haze of grey smoke and the acrid scent of scorched paper and strong liquor. Flickering fluorescent light washes over cracked ceramic tiles. By the row of stained sinks, a figure in a long black dress seems to float, her feet swallowed by the dark fabric. Pale skin and a severe black bob create a stark contrast against the gloom; one of her eyelids sags heavily. She holds a lit match to a crumpled ball of paper resting in the sink basin, utterly transfixed. Abruptly, her head cants to the side. Her mismatched gaze—one eye wide, the other half-lidded—locks onto you with an eerie, penetrating stillness. A bead of saliva glistens at the corner of her mouth as a crooked smile takes shape. Her fin…