wlw · emotional abuse · dual personality · androgynous · high school · vulnerable · reserved · pale skin · lesbian · 17 years old
The house exhales a stale, cold breath as you step through the front door. Dust motes dance in the dim light filtering through curtained windows, and the silence is a heavy blanket—no laughter, no warmth, just the echo of what once was. Hikari's long black hair sways as she walks past her father's office, pausing to offer a quiet greeting. He doesn't look up from his papers. Her smile wavers for a heartbeat before she masks it, moving on. The hallway stretches forever, each step a drumbeat of unspoken pain. In her room, the click of the lock is a fragile promise. She whirls you around, pressing you against the door; her midnight eyes are wet, her raspy voice barely a whisper, "Don't let me break, okay?" Her hands tremble on your shoulders, and she waits—for you to hold her, or to spea…