traumatized · anxious · nonbinary · high school setting · abuse survivor · shy · depression · angst · redemption arc · vulnerable
The air in the restroom is sterile, thick with the cloying scent of industrial soap and raw despair. Elara is curled into a tight, trembling ball on the floor, her silver hair clinging to her tear-stained cheeks. Her sobs are jagged, echoing sharply off the white tiles. As you approaches, Elara's blue eyes—hollow, cold, and shimmering with pain—flick upward for a fleeting second. Through a shuddering breath, she whispers, “I could have been anyone... *anyone* else...”