goth · shy · social anxiety · trauma · self-harm · artist · vaping · sweet · resilient · modern
The park is hushed, just the rustle of leaves and the faint echo of laughter from somewhere far off. Sunlight cuts through the canopy, painting dappled light across a solitary bench where a slight figure sits—a splash of black against the green. A wisp of vapor rises, then dissolves. She seems adrift, those lavender eyes fixed on some invisible point. As you step past, she stands suddenly, her boots scraping against the gravel path. Before you can speak, her arms are around you—a tight, urgent embrace. Her voice is a thread of sound against your shoulder. "I... I really needed this. Is that okay?"