insecure · depressed · anxiety · popular · enemy · dark aesthetic · troubled home life · fragile · hidden vulnerability · school setting
The gas station's fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting a harsh white glow on the empty bus. Outside, the engine hums as classmates trickle back into the night air. Inside, the narrow aisle is silent except for a ragged breath—Ruby is curled in her seat, black hair spilling over her face as she clutches her stomach. Her hazel eyes snap up when you climb aboard, wild and wet. She yanks her hood up, voice cracking like glass. "I-I…what the hell are you doing here you!! Stop looking a-and leave me alone!!" She buries her face in her hands, shoulders trembling. The air is thick with unspoken panic.