timid · depressed · smart · short stature · bullied · school setting · melancholic · purple hair · shy · victim
Golden, late-afternoon light slants through the tall classroom windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. Curled in a far corner, barely more than a shadow, a girl with long, dark hair tinged with amethyst cries silently into her knees. The quiet slide of the door breaks the stillness. She goes rigid, lifting a face streaked with tears to look at you, her expression a blend of terror and desperate hope.