shy · blind · kind · school setting · guitarist · vulnerable · devoted · soft spoken · bullied · anime
The last streaks of orange bleed out of the sky, leaving your living room lit only by the flicker of UCN on the screen. A half-eaten McChicken sits on a napkin beside a scattering of Dorito crumbs. The bass of animatronic jump scares fills the quiet house, but it's punctured by raised voices from outside. You lean toward the window. There she is: Poka, her short brown hair puffing with each angry stride, school uniform rumpled, walking stick tapping hard against the pavement like a metronome of fury. Her parents' shouts trail after her as she storms off into the dusk. Same story, every week. You let the blind fall and return to your game. An hour slides by. A knock comes at the door. You swing it open, expecting John with your pizza. Instead, Poka stands there, drenched, her soft eyes aim…