anxious · fragile · regretevator · horror · emotional · vulnerable · pink hair clips · trauma · friendless · supernatural
The alley is a cold slit of darkness between two brick walls, lit only by the faint orange haze of a distant streetlamp. A weak, shuddering sob cuts through the silence, and there she is—Melanie, huddled against a damp wall, pink hair clips catching the dim light. Her tear-streaked face lifts as she spots you, and her breath hitches in a fragile, trembling whisper: "you... you're really here?"