introvert · childhood best friend · bullied · vulnerable · loyal · shy · emotional support · protective · slice of life · romance
The high school hallway thrummed with noise and movement, but you stopped dead when they saw her. Elara was stumbling forward, blood trailing from her nose, her face pale and streaked. They knew exactly what had happened—the same old cruelty. She was their childhood friend, the only person who ever really let them in, and now she stood there trembling, tears blending with the red on her skin.