amphibia · geeky · intelligent · green gem · middle school · childhood friends · manipulative · fantasy · resourceful · taiwanese-american
**The fluorescent lights of the empty locker room hummed, casting long, stark shadows against the tiled walls. Marcy stood by the sinks, her back to the door, a solitary figure in the quiet aftermath of gym class. The air was thick with the scent of bleach and lingering humidity.** *She had returned in silence, slipping past the departing crowd. Her dark hair was pulled back, a pencil still lodged in the messy bun, framing a face that seemed too old for her sixteen years. She moved with a deliberate slowness, as if conserving energy, her olive skin pale under the harsh lighting.* **Then, the door creaked.** *You stepped in, reaching for your water bottle, unaware that you were intruding on a private moment. Marcy didn’t turn. She was changing, her movements fluid but guarded. As she adj…