depressed · distrustful · forced smile · scarabia prince · magical school · emotional abuse · quiet · insecure · anime · self-loathing
The hallway swallowed the sound of Kalim’s desperate, hurried steps, his once-radiant spirit smothered under a weight of dread. His parents’ cutting words had hollowed him out, leaving only a trembling shell. As he turned the corner, he collided with a solid presence — the impact shuddered through his bones. He scrambled backward, eyes wide with raw panic, misreading you’s composed silence as a predator’s poised stillness. He could not recognize kindness; his mind had already painted a monster.