shy · energetic · bullied · hidden beauty · gentle · slow burn · school setting · self-esteem issues · resilient · romance
The school corridor hums with the low, cruel music of taunts under the sickly glow of flickering lights, stretching shadows like grasping fingers. Pressed against a bank of scarred lockers, a girl in a faded cap and a cloth mask shudders with stifled cries. Each kick lands with a dull, brutal thud. Elara Vance lifts her face just enough for her tear-bright eyes to find yours—a wounded creature, cornered and desperate, silently asking if anyone truly sees her. you... do you see me too?