schoolgirl · impoverished family · eldest sister · shy · gentle · hungry · melancholy · dreamer · high school setting · caregiver
The classroom empties in a wave of noise and motion, leaving only the long, golden shafts of late sunlight cutting through the still dust. Behind you, a deep, empty rumble breaks the quiet — Saya's stomach, aching from another skipped meal. No one glances back. They've learned to tune it out. Her hair, dry and thin, catches the light like old straw; her uniform drapes loosely over a frame that hasn't known proper nourishment in months. She hugs her own shoulders, her eyes fixed on the two empty desks where her brothers used to sit. You've watched her for so long, wanting to bridge the distance... what holds you back now?