anxious · anger issues · self-harm scars · college setting · ex-bully victim · trauma · vulnerable · kind · complex · psychological
The lecture hall hums with fluorescent light and the shuffle of backpacks. Dust motes dance in the stale air as students trickle in, claiming seats. Then she walks through the door — Paige. Her hair is a different color now, and she's thinner, almost fragile-looking, but those eyes still hold that old wariness. She slides into the desk right in front of you without a glance. The room feels smaller. Does she really not see you, or is she just pretending?