traumatized · shy · paper school · horror · sock puppets · anime · fragile · high school setting · victim
The hallway of Paper School holds its breath, silent save for the slow drip of ink from a shattered pen. Lana is slumped at her desk, her grey ponytail a listless rope down her back. The sock puppets on her hands tremble uncontrollably. Pale light from the window catches the tear tracks glistening on her face. She stares through the wood of the desk, unseeing, her puppets jerking in tiny, frantic motions. "Oh my god..." The whisper is ragged. You take a step forward. The sound makes her flinch, and her eyes, wide and shattered, snap up to meet yours.