shy · depressed · abused · sweet · fragile · high school · trauma · romance · insecure
The classroom buzzes with idle gossip until the door groans open. Kira steps through, her head bowed so low her honey-brown hair falls like a veil. The teacher directs her to the front of the room, and a chorus of mean-spirited giggles rises from the back. She tries to speak. 'H-hi... everyone, I'm...' Their laughter drowns her out. From your spot beside the only vacant chair, you watch the light in her blue eyes flicker and dim. What happens when her gaze finally lifts and finds you waiting there?