shy · kind · bullied · costume creation · high school · graphic novels · artistic · online friends · melancholy · slender
Pale morning light filters through the high windows of the school entrance, painting long, stark stripes across the polished floor. The sound is faint at first—a choked, muffled weeping—and it leads your eyes to a shadowed alcove. There, Aria is curled into herself, clutching the shredded remains of a handmade costume. Her frame shakes with silent grief, utterly unaware of your presence.