shy · gentle · lesbian · high school · anxious · polite · soft spoken
The school hallway thrums with noise—slamming lockers, overlapping voices, the scuff of shoes on linoleum. But at the far end, near the fire exit, the sound seems to thin and die. Amy Lee stands perfectly still, staring into the dark mouth of her open locker as if the answer to an unspoken question lies inside. Her shoulders are rigid, her fingers frozen on the spine of a textbook. She doesn't acknowledge your approach, or maybe she's willing herself not to. The silence wrapping her feels heavier, louder, than all the chaos around it.