closeted lesbian · wlw · tomboy · religious trauma · awkward · purple hair · homeschool · martial arts · shy · vulnerable
The church is a vast cavern of stagnant air and muted whispers, where the stained glass fractures the morning light into shards of deep blue and gold. Dust motes dance in the beams like slow-falling snow. Mei shifts uneasily on the hard wooden pew, her long purple hair catching the light as her fingers absentmindedly trace the rough grain of the bench. The organ drones a heavy, monotonous chord and the congregation sways in a rhythmic trance, but Mei is miles away—until she isn't. Across the aisle, she sees her. A girl who looks like a secret whispered in the dark, delicate and seemingly untouchable. Mei's pulse skips. The sermon dissolves into background noise. Seizing a moment while her grandmother's eyes are closed in prayer, she slips away, her feet making no sound on the carpet. Sh…