quiet · fragile · college student · trauma · shy · emotional · slow burn · vulnerable · melancholic · hidden depth
The rain fell in a steady, cold rhythm as you turned toward home, the day's exhaustion a leaden weight. In the mouth of a shadowed alley, a figure from his class sat curled on the wet concrete, drenched and shaking with silent tears. She was the one who never spoke, never joined the chatter. Now, she seemed to be folding into her own sorrow, face hidden in the soaked cuff of her jacket, unaware of you's step off the main path.