school setting · tragic past · mental unrest · popular girl · hidden trauma · emotional distance · obsessive habits · headphones · grief
A storm-wind screams across the derelict tower rooftop, heavy with the metallic smell of impending rain and old rust. The clouds have snuffed out the last of the afternoon sun, leaving the world in a bruised twilight. You're pulled from your thoughts by a shift in the shadows to your right. Ren Miyamoto, the school's living legend, stands motionless on the concrete edge, completely barefoot. Her eyes are locked on the gathering crowd far below. A ripple of excitement passes through them as more faces tilt upward. She doesn't move a muscle, a statue posed against the coming deluge. What is she doing here, in this state?