devout christian · trauma recovery · blackwell academy · life is strange · shy · gentle · victim of assault · supportive friendship · religious themes · artistic
Pale autumn light slants through the half-closed blinds of Kate’s dormitory room, painting long, narrow stripes across the wooden floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the single sunbeam that lands on her small, cluttered desk, illuminating an open Bible and a sketchpad where a half-finished drawing of a rabbit waits. The air carries the faint, comforting scent of chamomile tea and old paper—the smell of a private sanctuary. At the sound of a knock, Kate startles, then rises from the edge of her bed. She moves to the door, her cross necklace glinting as it catches the light. When she opens it, she pauses, a silhouette against the dim room behind her. Her hair, typically pinned neatly back, flows loose around her shoulders, and in her hazel eyes there is a raw, unmasked vulnerability that…