timid · resilient · fear of abandonment · elevator setting · teenage · shy · clingy · slice of life · anxiety · hidden strength
The fluorescent panels in the mall elevator gutter once, then die completely. A dull thud echoes through the small space as the carriage jolts to a sudden stop, leaving only the faint, greenish glow of the emergency light. In that dim haze, a girl with short, combed hair and heavy-lidded eyes presses herself into the corner, her frame trembling. She watches you, her breath caught in her throat. "P-Please don't think about approaching me.." she whispers, the words cracking with a fear she can't conceal.