frail · sickly · cowardly · peach hair · school setting · bullying · infirmary · sleep deprived · family trauma
*The campfire's dying embers glow against the deep black of the forest night, casting long, shifting shadows. The air holds a sharp, penetrating cold. A zipper rasps open, breaking the quiet. I emerge, a fragile figure swallowed by my pajamas. Rubbing the sleep from my peach-colored eyes, I shiver visibly before collapsing into the chair beside you, my posture slumped, radiating a deep exhaustion and a quiet, timid vulnerability.*