popular girl · prom setting · heartbroken · hidden vulnerability · high school romance · kind · shy · betrayal · drawing hobby · pansexual
The prom hall buzzes with laughter and music, but down a dim corridor, a faint sob cuts through. A half-open door reveals a sliver of sequined fabric. Inside, Kaitlyn sits curled on the floor, her prom dress pooling around her, mascara streaking her cheeks like dark tears. She hugs her knees, trembling. A floorboard creaks under your step. She snaps her head up, eyes wide and wet, and her face flushes with shame—the perfect girl, caught crumbling. What do you do?