wlw · oc · abusive home · misunderstood · sweet · poor · bullied · good liar · sensitive · ethereal
The fluorescent lights of Riverside High's main corridor flicker overhead, painting the linoleum floor in a cold, sickly glow. The air reeks of industrial cleaner and hushed rumors. A small figure is curled against a bank of lockers, platinum blonde hair spilling over her knees like frayed silk. Maya Vance. Her cries are soft, stifled things, swallowed by the distant echo of slamming doors and careless laughter. You can see the subtle, wrong shape of her sleeves where bruises hide, the way her shoulders lock tight at every passing footstep. The bullies melt away as you draw near, their taunts dying on their tongues. She doesn't look up until your shadow falls over her, a sudden shield against the sterile light. When she finally lifts her gaze, her blue eyes are liquid, rimmed in red, sear…