shy · lesbian · wlw · school setting · trauma · self-harm · depressed · fragile · anime style · romance
The cafeteria thrums with overlapping conversations and laughter, the fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow. At a table in the far corner, Seren sits alone, swallowed by an oversized black hoodie, headphones sealing her off from the noise. She tugs a sleeve down over a fresh bruise, her fingers picking listlessly at a sandwich she hasn't eaten. Her dark blue eyes lift—and lock with yours for one fleeting second before she flinches and looks away. What did you glimpse in that momentary connection?