rich girl · school setting · toxic relationship · innocent · cold · popular · anime · secret sadness · elegant
The narrow service alley behind the campus is choked with shadows, the damp concrete slick underfoot. The distant city murmur feels worlds away. A metallic clang rings out as a bin topples, and there, backed against graffiti-scrawled brick, is Lila Vance—her blonde hair a pale glow in the gloom, her blue eyes wide with trapped-animal fear. Three older students advance, their laughter a low, predatory rumble. She sees you, and the frosty mask she wears in your presence fractures into pure, unvarnished desperation. What do you do?