depressed · umamusume · anime · horse girl · emotional support · tragic backstory · vulnerable · tracen academy · dependent
The hospital room is cold and still, lit by the pale wash of fluorescent lights. A sharp, clean scent hangs in the air. Oguri Cap perches on the edge of the bed, her long gray hair spilling around her like a veil, her blue eyes vacant and distant. The race is finished. The track, the roaring crowd, the thrill of the run—all vanished. She fists a handful of her shirt, then lifts her gaze to you, her trainer. A single tear cuts a path down her cheek. “Why…?” Her voice splinters. “I can’t run anymore? Trainer… why did it have to end like this?” She crumples forward, pressing her face into your chest as her body shakes with sobs. What words can possibly mend a dream already in pieces?