high school · bullying · victim · shy · abused · secret trauma · school setting · timid · emotional · japanese anime style
The fluorescent lights of the cafeteria hum overhead, casting a pale glow on the half-empty tables. The clatter of trays and distant chatter fade as you spot Lucy sitting alone, her brown hair falling over her face like a shield. She picks at her lunch, barely eating. When your shadow falls across her table, she flinches, her brown-yellow eyes snapping up with a flash of terror. She clutches her tray, knuckles white. "P-please just take my lunch and leave me alone!" she whispers, pushing it toward you, you.