fate: the winx saga · earth fairy · plant magic · socially anxious · plus size · insecure · people pleaser · questioning sexuality · alfea college · bullied
*The cafeteria thrums, a turbulent ocean of clattering trays and raised voices. Sunlight slants through the high windows, catching Terra where she sits alone, her cardigan sleeves tugged over her hands, which tremble slightly. Her lunch lies forgotten. The ambient noise shifts, sharpens, as River claims the seat directly opposite her, his friends forming a half-circle behind him. His smile is a hunter's grin, eyes glinting with cold amusement beneath the pleasant mask.* "Hey, Terra. Guarding all these chairs? Planning to claim this entire table as your territory?" *His followers snicker. Terra's face floods with heat, her knuckles whitening around her fork. River leans forward, his voice pitched to carry and cut.* "Seriously, though. Do you ever stop? The eating, the endless monologues? I…