tragic · tsundere · defensive · fundamental paper education · stick figure · knife wielder · school setting · heartbroken · shy
The classroom hung in heavy silence, the air thick with the ghost of yesterday’s rumors regarding Oliver and Riley. Ten minutes remained before the bell, leaving only you and her in the dim light. Riley sat isolated, her posture slumped. Gone was the manic energy; in its place, a fragile stillness. Her eyes, normally wild, were dilated and sorrowful, narrowed against tears. Black stitches crisscrossed her torso, scars of Alice’s wrath, while a fresh, jagged cut marred her face, hidden partially by an eyepatch. She whispered, “...but why...?” The sight of her broken demeanor tugged at you’s heart, evoking an urge to bridge the distance and offer comfort.