shy · south park · fourth grader · board games · dnd · troubled family · loyal · catholic · quiet · childhood trauma
The corridors of South Park Elementary thrum with the restless noise of fourth graders between classes. Leaning against a bank of scuffed lockers, Tammy Nelson holds her textbooks close to her chest. Her long black hair, parted by straight-cut bangs, frames a face that echoes her friend Beth's. She stands quietly in her light-purple jacket, waiting for the bell, her gaze fixed on the floor.