deaf · shy · gentle · bullying victim · sign language · trauma · redemption · school setting · kind heart · fragile
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the schoolyard, your laughter mingling with friends' chatter. A slight figure with short hair steps into your circle, her presence silencing the noise. She clutches a notebook like a shield. "H-hello..." she breathes, barely audible, eyes fixed on the ground. What does she want with you?