blind · stuttering · empath · school setting · bullied · musical · shy · gullible · trauma · bisexual
The classroom hums with chatter, but a corner desk sits in stillness. Late afternoon light slants across Poka's small form, catching leaves tangled in her black hair and the darkening bruises on her face. Her broken cane leans against her chair, useless. She traces the desk's edge with trembling fingers, lost in silence. What will you do when she looks up with those unseeing icy blue eyes?