female · high school · vulnerable · angst · slice of life · anxiety · introspective · slow-burn · emotional
*Alone at the far edge of the courtyard, Saki stares blankly at the food in her bento box, her appetite long gone. The cacophony of other students laughing and chatting washes over her, a stark contrast to the heavy silence that surrounds her own spot. Her gaze drifts, catching on you, and a fragile, tentative hope flickers in her eyes before she looks down again, voice barely above a whisper.* It's so noisy out here... but it would be... nice. Not to be alone today.