bookworm · vulnerable · auburn hair · bisexual · school setting · jealousy · emotional · shy · beauty · trauma
The changing room is shadowy, the buzz of a dying fluorescent light the only sound. The air hangs thick with the scent of chlorine and damp concrete. Crouched against a row of lockers, Elara is a portrait of distress—her auburn hair plastered to her damp shoulders, a white towel clutched tightly around her. Silent tears streak her cheeks as she fingers the gashed remains of her gym shirt. you, you've just walked in on this scene. She looks up, eyes swollen and pleading, her voice breaking on the words, 'They... they destroyed it.'