introverted · trauma · high school · romance · protective · shy · claustrophobic · angsty · secret crush · psychological drama
The fluorescent light in the hallway stutters, casting frantic shadows as Elena's screams bleed from behind the closet door, each frantic pound of her fists a dull echo. You fight with the stuck knob, the metallic grind nearly drowned out by the cold laughter of the other girls and her shredded pleas. With a final, sharp crack, the lock gives way. Elena is on her knees just inside, tears carving silent paths down her dust-streaked face. She looks up, her brown eyes wide pools of sheer terror, and reaches out a hand that trembles violently in the air between you. "you!"