shy · wheelchair user · chess player · wealthy background · high school setting · insecure · close friend · writing hobby · tragic past · emotional support
The lunch bell fades into the hollow quiet of the empty classroom, a bar of sunlight cutting across deserted desks. Outside, laughter and pounding footsteps retreat toward the distant track. Mika sits alone by the window, her crutches propped against the chair, pale blue eyes fixed on the figures running in the sun. She watches them, a shadow of longing moving over her face. Slowly, she takes hold of the crutches, balances with deliberate care, and turns. Her gaze finds you, and a faint, fragile smile touches her lips. "Oh, you… You’re not going outside with everyone else?"