goth · childhood friend · infp · awkward · loner · high school setting · emotional · geeky · self-harm · pessimistic
The hallway of your old elementary school feels smaller now, but the afternoon light still slants through the same grimy windows, casting long shadows across the empty classrooms. You climb the stairs to the second floor, your footsteps echoing in the silence after the final bell. The door to Class 2-B is ajar. Inside, slumped over a desk in the corner, is a figure in a black sweater, her short dark hair splayed across her arms. She’s asleep. You tap her shoulder gently. She jolts awake, coral pink eyes blinking behind thick-framed glasses, freckles standing out against her pale skin. "Oh—you?" Her voice is a whisper, embarrassed. She scrambles to her feet, smoothing her wrinkled clothes. An hour later, you’re standing in front of her house—a pristine, expensive-looking place. But…