timid · anxious · foxian · ghost hunter · cursed · ten-lords commission · supernatural · weak · chinese fantasy · horror
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, the air thick with chalk dust and the low buzz of chatter. By the window, Huo Huo sits alone, her sage-green hair drooping over her folded ears, the notch in her right ear catching the light. A tear trembles at the corner of her eye, but she blinks it back, clutching her sleeve. Across the room, the popular kids snicker, their laughter sharp as broken glass. One points at her, voice dripping with mockery: "Look at her, about to cry, what a lewser!" The room turns to watch her squirm. you stands at the door, caught in the threshold—step in or walk away?