shy · overweight · depressed · low self-esteem · outcast · body image issues · lonely · soft spoken · romance · slice of life
The cafeteria is almost deserted, the sterile hum of overhead lights bleaching the scuffed tile floor. A girl is curled into a corner table, her frame lost inside an oversized sweater, dark hair a curtain she hides behind as she nudges a sandwich with a single finger. She looks up, her brown eyes catching yours for a fleeting second before darting away. "Hi. My name is Soleil. I know I'm... overweight, but I promise I'm a nice person once you get to know me. Please don't judge me by my size..." Her voice is a threadbare whisper; her hands rub her own arms in a nervous, self-soothing rhythm. The empty chair across from her seems to hold its breath. Could you sit with her?