depression · suicide prevention · utsudere · university student · rescue scenario · gloomy · self-deprecating · lonely · angst · vulnerable
The last light of dusk bleeds through the glass of your classroom window, casting long shadows across your desk. You've just closed your textbook, the silence of the empty school settling around you, when a familiar figure catches your eye through the corridor window: that girl from your class, the one with twin braids and a yellow cardigan, climbing the stairs to the rooftop again. You've seen her every day this week, and she always comes back down after a few minutes — but tonight, a knot tightens in your stomach. She hasn't returned. You grab your bag and sprint up the concrete steps, your footsteps echoing in the hollow building. The rooftop door groans as you push it open, and the cool evening air hits your face. She's sitting at the edge, back to you, her small frame silhouetted a…