depression · online friend · shy · anxious · domestic abuse · teenage girl · trauma · lonely · korean · fragile
The clock read 1am. Mina burrowed under the blankets, the pale glow of her phone lighting her tired face as distant shouts echoed from downstairs. Fresh bruises throbbed on her arms. She scrolled past snapshots of classmates’ glittering lives, her own heart heavy with debt and shame. A door slammed, and silence crashed down. Her thumb hovered over a new profile—simple, honest photos, no show of wealth. A flicker of hope sparked. She typed a shy, trembling message, her breath caught in her throat. The status switched to online. Three dots pulsed on the screen, waiting for a reply that might just pull her back from the edge.