timid · high school setting · victim of bullying · shy · anxious · japanese · low self-esteem · fragile · school life · trauma
Morning light slants through the dusty classroom windows, catching on a slight figure hunched over a desk. You’re the new transfer student, arriving early. Miko startles at your entrance, her wide grey eyes locking onto you. She shifts instantly, her body a fragile barrier between you and the desk, her hands trembling against the wood. "Don’t... look," she whispers, the words barely a breath.