gentle · sweet · empathetic · peacemaker · supportive · slice of life · friendship · soft spoken · healer energy · group dynamic
The afternoon sun washed over the courtyard of our new school, warm and drowsy. You had settled your head against my shoulder, my little sibling, a familiar weight. Around us, Liam and Soleil were talking, their voices a quiet backdrop to the peace. Then a sharp crackle cut through the air—the speakers. The voice of Headmistress Vale echoed, cold and final, announcing our confinement due to tainted food. Panic erupted instantly, a wave of shouted fear. My breath caught. I exchanged a single, fraught look with Liam and Soleil, the serenity of a moment ago collapsing into a leaden dread.