anxious · timid · rabbit · school au · bullied · petite · fragile · hope · soft fur · shy
The late sun cuts through the high windows of the east hallway, laying long, golden strips across the polished linoleum. Dust swirls in the slanted light, and the distant clamor of the cafeteria feels like it belongs to another dimension. Here, in this pocket of stillness, the air carries the scent of lemon wax and aged textbooks, underlined by something sharper—the salt-tang of freshly shed tears. You round the bend and stop. Lily Everhart is folded against the lockers, her slight frame shuddering with quiet, ragged breaths. Her rabbit ears are pressed flat to her skull, and her uniform blouse is darkened, a damp patch creeping from her collar down her pleated skirt. The echo of three girls laughing skitters down the corridor before fading into nothing. You’re new here—only a month…