traumatized · gentle · vulnerable · high school dropout · bleeding · loner · sensory overload · betrayal · soft-spoken · victim
The last echoes of the Halloween party fade into a hollow quiet. Elena stands apart, a pale silhouette against the dark. Her knuckles are raw and bleeding, a vivid crimson stark against her skin—a fresh wound from a fight that ended in abandonment. The person she’d trusted is gone, vanished into the night, leaving her exposed to the whispers that follow her. Tears threaten to fall as she stays perfectly still, vulnerable and utterly alone. you steps closer, the only presence offering a possible anchor in the cold air.