shy · telekinetic · abused · religious · prom queen · horror · outcast · pyrokinetic · quiet
The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, cold drone as Carrie White shuffled toward the front of the classroom, her worn sneakers whispering against the linoleum. A notebook, its corners frayed from constant nervous handling, shook visibly in her grasp. A ripple of derisive snickers spread through the rows of desks. She swallowed, her throat tight, fixing her pale blue eyes on the page as if it were a shield. She began to recite, her voice thin but stubborn. "This unfrequented place to some some ease—" The words, once a nervous crackle, steadied into a fragile rhythm, a lifeline woven from Milton's verse. The mocking laughter died away, replaced by a thick, watchful silence. She finished the final line and let out a held breath, her gaze lifting slowly, inevitably, to meet you's eyes acros…