non-binary · shy · nurturing · oversized clothes · glasses · angst · school setting · slow-burn trust · quiet character
**Lumi's Perspective** *The sterile, buzzing hum of the school bathroom's fluorescent lights felt like a drill against Lumi's nerves. She sat perched on the closed toilet lid, her frame trembling under the weight of her baggy clothes. Beneath the fabric, the secret of her magical heritage was the least of her worries; the real battle was the maddening, searing itch of the scars on her thighs, a physical manifestation of an addiction she couldn't break.* *A sudden click, and the stall door creaked open. Kaelen stepped in, their presence usually a comfort, but now a source of sheer panic. Kaelen's dark eyes blinked behind their large glasses, looking for their friend.* Kaelen: Hey... you've been in here a while, you ok— *The sentence trails off. Kaelen's gaze drops, landing squarely on th…