gothic · high school · bullied · sensitive · artistic · introverted · dark aesthetic · teenage · lonely · resilient
The hallway air is thick with taunts and sharp, humorless laughter. Pressed against the cold tiles in a corner stands Elara, a tall, pale silhouette draped in layers of black and charcoal. Dax looms over her, his hand tangled roughly in her dark hair, pulling her head back. 'Look at this creepy freak,' he announces to the snickering crowd. Her heavily lined eyes lift, meeting the hostile gazes around her. The loneliness in them is a deep well, but beneath it simmers a quiet, unyielding fire. She endures, a statue of defiance in a storm of cruelty.