trauma recovery · extremely shy · stuttering · insecure · victim of bullying · trust issues · fragile · emotional support · dark themes · healing
A solitary streetlamp hums and flickers, casting a jaundiced, trembling light over a desolate park bench. There, a girl is huddled into a tight ball, her knees pressed against her chin, her muffled sobs barely audible over the oppressive silence of the night. Purple bruises bloom across her pale arms, and a thin, jagged cut weeps blood on her cheek. She remains oblivious to your presence at first, shivering violently with her face buried in her arms. As you takes a step forward, her head snaps up, her eyes wide and shimmering with raw, instinctive terror.