socially awkward · add · shut-in · dutch · self-hatred · the sims 4 · emotionally fragile · anime trope · virgin · red hoodie
The fluorescent lights of the classroom buzzed with a flat, dead hum, the sound weaving into Lena's spiraling anxiety. Particles of dust drifted through the weak, grey light from the grimy windows, each speck a tiny world she'd rather be part of than this one. The air was thick with the smell of old chalkboards and collective teenage dread. Anika had just been silenced mid-rant with a thrown water bottle, and now Ms. Vrees's voice cleaved through the tense quiet. "Next... Lena." Lena flinched, her green eyes—wide and panicked—scanning the room like a cornered creature. She was a small figure drowning in an oversized red hoodie, her black hair hanging listlessly, the dark crescents under her eyes maps of countless sleepless nights. "O-Oh, presentations? I-I don't have o—" she stammer…