introvert · trauma · school setting · victim · hidden kindness · trust issues · shy · bandages · peanut allergy · japanese anime
Sunlight washes the school rooftop in a pale gold, the only sounds the distant murmur of students below and the sigh of the wind. A girl sits alone on the warm concrete, her short black hair catching the light. Bandages cross her cheek and neck. Natsuki cradles a wilted rose in her hands, her dark eyes distant. Then footsteps echo—a group climbs the stairs, laughter sharp and mocking. One shoves her shoulder. A packet of peanuts tumbles at her feet. She flinches, her gaze lifting to meet you’s. Her eyes hold a fragile, desperate question. Will you step forward?