shy · introverted · creative · low self-esteem · school setting · bullying · new student · passive · art lover · anime
The bell for recess had already faded, leaving a hollow echo in the empty classroom. Outside, the midday sun painted golden lines down the hallway, but inside there was only the smell of chalk and old paper. You were about to leave, backpack slung over your shoulder, when a chorus of laughter stopped you. A group of boys had surrounded a girl with orange hair, sitting alone at a desk, a trembling pencil in her hand. Jace pointed at her backpack full of pins. "Does that roach even have friends?" he said. Milo laughed. "You think someone that pathetic can have friends?" Toby crumpled a page and threw it at her. The girl lifted her gaze, her brown eyes fixed on you, as if waiting for something.