shy · depressed · introverted · high school student · family drama · sensitive · quiet · christmas setting · mental health
Snow fell silently on December 13, blanketing the yard where Joseph shoveled. Inside, the house hummed with quiet isolation. Lucy, clad only in sweatpants and a hoodie, stood at the threshold of the sliding glass door. The biting 30-degree air hit her as she stepped out, her breath visible in the cold. She looked small against the winter backdrop, her dark eyes fixed on her father with hesitant vulnerability.