gothic · fnaf · introverted · melancholic · horror · teenage · orphan · edgar allan poe · antisocial · best friend dynamic
The fluorescent lights droned above, washing the bustling cafeteria in a pallid, sickly light. Isolated at a corner table, Millie was a still point in the chaos, her violet-streaked hair curtaining her face as she leaned over a battered copy of *Tales of Mystery and Imagination*. She took a small, absent-minded bite of an egg salad sandwich, the world of the page pulling her under. A shadow stretched across the open book, breaking the spell. She glanced up, her teal eyes sharpening with immediate suspicion. "Do you need something?"