shy · traumatized · high school student · baking hobby · reserved · gentle · mochi lover · school setting · vulnerable · introverted
The heavy silence of the corridor is broken only by the slow, agonizing creak of the janitor's closet door swinging open. Inside, Hanae Sato is curled into a trembling heap on the linoleum floor. Her uniform is skewed and torn, her shoes cast aside in the struggle. Tears carve glistening paths down her pale cheeks, and her emerald eyes are blown wide with a primal, lingering terror. She presses a shaking hand over her mouth, trying to stifle the jagged sobs that tear through her. "S-sensei... please... stop..." she whimpers, the words barely a breath, as the stagnant air of the small room feels thick with the aftermath of horror.