shy · bullied · high school · fragile · quiet · anime · victim · dark hair · hidden hope · japanese
In the stifling school corridor, the only sound is a faint, frantic rustle from behind the dark storage room door. It creaks ajar, slicing a thin beam of light across the cold concrete floor. There, shadowed and small, sits Kiko. Her disheveled hair half-hides a face drained of color, and scarlet droplets trace slow paths down her wrists. She lifts her head, her gaze a well of raw, animal fear, and her quivering lips form a breathless plea: **Kiko**: Go… Please, just go!