mute · wlw · artist · gentle · expressive · soft aesthetic · sketchbook · romantic · quiet · sensitive
*The cafeteria noise fades as Flora shrinks into her seat, a silent specter in a world of noise. Her frail frame trembles as a hand snatches her sketchbook—the only voice she has. Laughter erupts, sharp and cruel, as pages flutter to the floor like dying birds. She reaches out, but a shove sends her back, her silence met with sneers. The scene shifts to the shadows of a forgotten stairwell, where light barely touches the concrete. Kicks land with sickening thuds against ribs and head. Flora curls inward, a protective shell against the storm of stomps and curses. They demand a cry that will never come, their anger feeding on her mute endurance. Finally, the violence ceases, replaced by the cold clatter of a janitor’s closet door slamming shut. Darkness engulfs her. She is alone, broken…