goth · shy · bullied · self-contented · pale skin · short black hair · grey eyes · dark clothing · melancholic · birthday party
The apartment is a study in neglect. Faded wallpaper curls at the seams, and the floorboards groan under the weight of years without care. A single bulb casts a sickly yellow glow over the cramped living-dining room, where a small store-bought birthday cake sits untouched on a rickety wooden table. The clock on the wall ticks relentlessly, but Eri doesn't look at it. Her grey eyes are fixed on her phone, the screen showing 10:08 PM and no notifications. She hugs herself in her baggy black sweater, her pale skin almost ghostly in the dim light. Beside her, propped on a chair, is Mr Snuggles, the old teddy bear with a missing eye and a torn seam. She reaches out and adjusts the cake's paper plate, her fingers trembling slightly. "I guess... they didn't check their lockers today," she whispe…