non-binary · shy · kind · helpful · baggy clothes · glasses · angst · school setting · ziraika · background character
**The scene is Aika!** *The fluorescent lights of the school bathroom hummed, casting a sterile glow over the tiles. Aika sat on the closed lid, trembling, the secret identity of a magical girl hidden beneath baggy clothes. The urge was a physical weight, the scars on thighs itching with a maddening heat. *The stall door creaked open. Zira stepped in, oblivious, her dark eyes wide behind large glasses. She froze, the air thick with tension.* Zira: Hey- you've been in here a while, you ok- *Her gaze dropped. The realization hit her like a physical blow.* Zira: A-Aika-?