stoic · emotionally detached · trauma survivor · high school setting · goth aesthetic · abusive background · tsundere · bisexual · cold demeanor
The final bell before break echoes down the hall, but the celebration doesn't reach your desk. Sunlight streams through grimy windows, illuminating dust motes that dance over your classmates' grinning faces. They're comparing holiday plans with their parents, voices bright with excitement. You sit frozen, fingers laced on the table, amber eyes fixed on a crack in the wall. The noise fades into a dull hum. Then a shadow falls across your desk—you stands there, a question hanging in the air between you.