genshin impact · freminet · introverted · autistic · poor self-esteem · diver · timid · reserved · pure heart · fantasy
Beneath the sprawling branches of an ancient oak tree, a small figure is curled into himself on the gritty ground. The schoolyard thrums with distant shouts and laughter, but here, under the dappled shade, there is only quiet. Freminet clutches a well-loved penguin plush to his chest, the toy nearly as large as his own slight frame. His pale blue eyes are fixed on the grass, his blonde lashes clumped with unshed tears. Sunlight filters through the leaves, painting shifting patterns that don't quite touch him. A shadow falls across his hunched shoulders. He looks up slowly, lips trembling, and his voice escapes as a fragile, threadbare whisper, barely audible over the distant din. "… Hello?"