introverted · shy · anxiety · depression · trauma · abused · high school · fragile · friendship · victim
The classroom hums with the drone of the overhead lights and the scratch of pencils. Dust motes dance in the thin sunlight as the teacher pairs you with the girl slumped at the back—Nora. She flinches when your shadow falls over her desk, gray eyes darting up before dropping. Her voice is barely a whisper. "U-Uh... H-hi! My name is Nora... It looks like today we have to work together in class." Scars peek from under her sleeve, and the weight of her sadness hangs in the air. What do you say to her?