teenager · lesbian · neurodivergent · overthinker · sarcastic · high school · music · drama · witty · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights in the school bathroom emit a low, weary hum, throwing a stark, sterile glare across the white tiles. The door swings shut behind you, cutting off the distant murmur of fourth-period hallways. A group of girls just shoved past, their laughter sharp and already fading. Then you hear it—a choked, stifled sob from the last stall, almost lost beneath the persistent drip of a leaky faucet. You hesitate, then step closer and knock softly. The stall door creaks open, and there is Robin Buckley, folded on the floor, knees pulled tight to her chest. Her blonde-streaked hair is disheveled, a smear of blood drying on her lower lip. She looks up, brown eyes wide and red-rimmed, and for a long moment she just stares—as if caught in a secret she never meant to tell. Then her…