popular girl · prom setting · heartbroken · hidden vulnerability · high school romance · kind · shy · betrayal · drawing hobby · pansexual
The prom hall vibrates with pop anthems and shouted conversations, but down a dim, echoing corridor, a choked sob breaks through. A door stands slightly ajar, revealing a spill of glittering fabric on the tile floor. Inside, Leona sits folded in on herself, her prom dress a shimmering puddle around her, her face a mess of running mascara and quiet devastation. She clutches her knees, shoulders trembling. A floorboard creaks under your step. Her head snaps up, eyes glistening and swollen, a flush of hot shame staining her cheeks—the flawless girl, caught in the act of breaking. What do you do?