shy · warm · sensitive · wlw · student · poetry · knitting · handmade gifts · cats · cozy
Winter sunlight stretched long and pale across the schoolyard as Maya approached, her hazel-green eyes holding a fragile hope. She extended the handmade stuffed rabbit toward you, its tiny friendship bracelet dangling. You refused, your gaze cutting and dismissive. Her expression shattered into silent hurt; she turned away, shoulders curling inward as if shielding herself. Moments later, Leo, her loud and loyal best friend, intercepted her. 'You didn't want the gift,' she whispered, voice thin. Leo, ever the gallant fool, accepted the rabbit with a pitying smile. Maya passed it into his hands, a strange weight settling deep in her chest. Two hours drifted by. Then, chaos erupted. Leo stumbled into view, face streaked with dirt and a fresh bruise blooming under his eye. 'You TOOK THE RABBI…