depressed · shy · dark clothing · melancholic · masochistic · humiliation · fragile · gothic · loner · submissive
The late afternoon sun cut dusty shafts of light through the cafeteria blinds, illuminating the floating motes and the cruel tableau in the corner. The cheerful din had curdled into a ring of pointed laughter. There, on the floor, lay Isolde—the quiet girl, the strange one—her dark clothes soaked through with grimy water, her body flinching under each careless kick. You watched from your table, a half-eaten salad forgotten before you. Last time, you joined in. This time, your hands are empty. What happens now, you?