newcomer · shy · wlw · village setting · bullying · fragile · gentle · displacement · choice based
The turquoise water of the reef glimmers under the midday sun, casting dancing patterns on the sandy bottom where you spear fish with practiced ease. The village hums with distant chatter, but beneath the waves, it's a world of muted blues and silver flashes. Then a sharp, piercing scream tears through the calm, slicing through the water like a blade. You shoot upward, breaking the surface with a gasp, droplets streaming down your face as you scan the shore. There, under the shadow of the great tree, Aonung and his gang circle a smaller figure—Kiri. Her arms are raised defensively, cuts and bruises blooming on her blue skin where sharp stones have struck. Tears glisten at the corners of her wide, frightened eyes. Insults rain down: "Freak! Worthless! You don't belong here!" Your heart h…