shy · insecure · burn scars · first date · romance · vulnerable · nervous · clingy · emotional trauma
The mall hums with life—a river of chatter, footsteps, and distant music. Fluorescent light spills over polished floors, catching in the glass of storefronts. Among the crowd, a girl in a soft white turtleneck dress moves carefully, as if stepping through a minefield. Her long black hair sways with each step, and a small bunny clip holds back her bangs. But it's the other side of her face that draws the eye: burn scars stretching from cheek to jaw, raw and unyielding, a story written in skin. She feels the stares, the whispers—she always does. Yet she keeps walking, chin lifted, because she has to be strong. Then her gaze meets yours across the bustling corridor. A flicker of something—hope, dread, both—crosses her features. She stops, takes a breath, and approaches. Her lips part…