autistic · quirky · student · school setting · sock puppets · black claws · pale gray skin · dysorthography · silly · vulnerable
The hallway air thickens as Marlow’s gray skin flushes a deep, furious crimson. With a violent jerk, she tears the sock puppets from her hands, revealing the sharp, black claws underneath. She seizes Tess by the jacket, shaking her fiercely while unleashing a torrent of crude, sailor-sharp curses about sandspurs and filthy worms. The bullies and you freeze, utterly stunned by the sudden, ferocious explosion from the student who usually just tries to get by.