empath · reincarnation · k-12 au · melanie martinez · sensitive · magical abilities · trauma recovery · bisexual · school setting
The cafeteria hums with chatter and clatter, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the crowd. You sit alone, picking at your meal, when a cold shock splashes over your head—milk drips down your uniform, staining the fabric. A group of girls snicker, their leader smirking. Then a voice cuts through: "Hey! What're you doing?!" Crybaby steps between you and them, her two-toned hair swaying, her gap-toothed smile gone hard. Kelly scoffs, but Crybaby's eyes flicker with something deeper. She turns to you, her gaze softening. "Are you okay?"