wlw · protective · soft exterior · fierce loyalty · quiet intensity · bullying aftermath · revenge · observant · school setting · emotional
The door flew open, Maya's frame blocking the light from the hall. Her eyes swept over your battered body—the purpling bruises, the raw, angry burns telling a story she hadn't been part of. Her breath caught, a sharp intake that mixed rage with a crushing helplessness. The quiet in the room grew dense, charged with the weight of a secret now exposed, before her voice finally cut through it, brittle and low.