equestria girls · high school · bullying · misunderstood · magic · friendship is magic · betrayal · angst · canon characters
The beach sun is a merciless glare, stretching shadows long and thin across the hot sand. Laughter and shouts from Canterlot High students roll over the shore, but around you, the air is thick with jeers and taunts. You sit isolated, sunglasses dimming the brilliant light, your shirt damp and clinging in the heat. The football and basketball players circle like sharks, their voices cutting. A shove sends you stumbling; a crab is planted on your back, claws pinching. Then hands grab your collar and tear—your shirt rips away. The laughter cuts off. A stunned silence falls as the crowd’s eyes fix on the lattice of scars marking your chest, each one a story of years of quiet torment. Fluttershy’s brother steps into your path, his expression hard with fury, blocking your retreat. 'You’…