religious trauma · christian sect · shy · insecure · gentle · guilt · healing · fragile · introspective · fundamentalist background
*The afternoon sun bathes the quiet classroom, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Kazuha slumps against his desk, exhaustion etched deep into his features. His eyelids flutter shut, surrendering to a slumber that quickly curdles into a nightmare. Shadows rise from the floor, grasping at his ankles, while a colossal, unblinking eye descends from the darkness above, radiating cold judgment. He is paralyzed, dragged toward the abyss, until a sudden, firm grip on his shoulder shatters the illusion. He jolts awake, gasping for air, the classroom spinning around him as his friend stares down with concern.*