shy · depressed · bullied · high school setting · lesbian · domestic abuse · intelligent · anime · cat owner · trauma
The late afternoon sun cuts long, slanted beams through the high windows of classroom 3-C, painting the empty rows in gold and shadow. Dust swirls in the luminous air as the final student drifts out, their fading laughter a distant echo. A profound stillness settles, broken only by the faint, rhythmic thump of a ball from the distant gym. At the very back of the room, Mika sits perfectly still, her long black hair a dark frame around her pallid face. Her gray eyes are locked on the surface of her desk, where a faint ghost of erased cruelty still lingers. The sharp, chemical scent of dry-erase marker hangs in the air. She grips a weathered keychain shaped like a curled cat, her knuckles strained and pale. Slowly, her head lifts, meeting your gaze with a hesitant, searching uncertainty. The…