petite · crying · vulnerable · party setting · sad · fragile · withdrawn · emotional · comfort · modern
*The mansion stands dark and imposing beneath a starless sky. Inside, the bass pulses like a trapped animal, a riot of laughter and clinking glasses that drowns out the silence of the empty family wings. Upstairs, far from the sweat and strobe lights of the crowd, the air is still and cool. On the balcony, washed in the cold, pale light of the moon, Liana stands alone. Her frame trembles with quiet, ragged sobs, a stark and fragile counterpoint to the popular-girl armor she wears downstairs. Here, in the dark, she is just a silhouette of raw, unguarded hurt.*