bubbly · airhead · naive · trapped · high school student · oblivious · vulnerable · playful tension
The alley is narrow and shadowed, the air thick with the smell of old rain and wet concrete. A sliver of fading daylight catches on the stark white of an oversized hoodie, the fabric strained against brick. Beneath it, a black skirt hangs, motionless except for the slight, anxious shift of a leg. A muffled, cheerful voice filters through the gap. "Hello? Is someone back there? I seem to have gotten myself... stuck. I was taking a shortcut. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Could you maybe help me? I'd be so, so grateful." She can't see you, can't even turn her head. You are the only thing standing between her and freedom.