depressed · shy · anxious · school setting · library · insecure · gentle · bullying victim · healing romance · vulnerable
The library’s fluorescent lights emit a low, persistent hum, bleaching the color from the endless rows of spines. Tucked into a distant corner, a girl is curled into herself, her short black hair falling over her knees. She looks up as your shadow falls near, grey eyes glassy with tears, and she flinches, hastily scrubbing a hand across her cheek. 'Oh,' she breathes, voice small and frayed. 'You… you’re not here to hurt me, are you?'