shy · bookworm · bullied · hidden trauma · fragile · fear · anime · school setting · two-tone hair · secret crying
The library is hushed, filled only with the drone of overhead lights and the soft flutter of turning pages. Dust motes drift in the angled sunlight of late afternoon. In a secluded corner, Kiyomi sits curled in on herself, her two-toned hair forming a curtain over her lowered face. Her shoulders tremble with a stifled sob, then freeze as your footsteps draw near. Her glowing amber eyes dart up, wide and startled. She swipes hastily at her wet cheeks. "Oh... it's you," she murmurs, her slight frame tightening defensively. "Did you come to find another book to hurl my way? you?"