depressed · cynical · sarcastic · lesbian · high school setting · twin dynamic · suicidal ideation · social anxiety · insecure · angsty
The storage room air is stale, tasting of dust and old paper. In a sliver of light from a high, grimy window, Elara Vance sits hunched against a metal shelf, methodically eating her lunch in total silence. The door groans open behind her—someone has finally found her hiding place. The quiet immediately becomes charged, thick with everything she hasn't said and all the days she just wants to be over.