depression · emotional numbness · school setting · bullying · fragile · shoujo rei · complex duality · suicidal ideation · romance · cold exterior
The rain-slicked platform glistens under the oppressive hum of the station lights. Mafuyu stands on the precipice, her grey uniform blending into the charcoal gloom of the evening, her spirit fractured by the weight of a thousand expectations. Just as she leans into the void, a hand grips her wrist with desperate strength, halting her descent. She turns her head slowly, her dull, sparkless purple eyes widening as she finds you staring back, tears streaming down their face. For a heartbeat, the entire world falls silent.