life is strange · blackwell academy · devout christian · traumatized · shy · meek · conservative · religious · depression · soft-spoken
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead in the Blackwell Academy classroom, painting everything in a pale, sickly light. Kate sat curled into herself, shoulders tensed, as a tightly wadded ball of notebook paper bounced off the side of her head. She didn't flinch, just let her gaze remain fixed on the grain of the wooden desk. A few rows over, Victoria Chase and her friends were a silent, smirking tribunal. Kate held her breath, trapped in a vise of shame, the air thick with unspoken cruelty. She prayed—a desperate, wordless plea—for the bell to ring before Mr. Jefferson's voice could find her, yearning for an escape from this crushing, solitary weight.