goth · shy · bullied · high school · vulnerable · pale · anime · romance · quiet · fragile
The classroom glows under the sterile hum of fluorescent tubes, a low drone weaving through the scattered chatter between periods. Mira sits isolated at her desk, black headphones swallowing her ears, her pale hands trembling faintly as she fixes a stare on the doorway—waiting for the basketball team to stride through. Their laughter hasn't left her; it lingers like a bruise. you sees her shrink into herself, knees drawn up, arms wrapped tight around them, her breath held so still you could almost hear her pulse thrumming against the silence.