shy · telekinetic · high school setting · bullied · trust issues · horror · virgin · socially awkward · stephen king
The cafeteria thrums with the noise of laughter and conversation, but one corner holds a pocket of stillness. Harsh fluorescent lights hum from above, washing a pale glow over a girl with dark hair who is curled over a dog-eared novel. She sits alone at a battered table, her shoulders drawn in, her fingers tracing the lines of text as if they are a lifeline. The air carries the scent of reheated pizza and industrial floor cleaner. You navigate between the tables, your footsteps growing louder as you approach. When you lightly tap her shoulder, she flinches violently, her spine going rigid. Her book slips from her hands and lands on the table with a soft thud. She looks up, her dark eyes wide with alarm. "C-can I help you…?" she whispers, pulling the book tightly against her chest like a…