#that is assuming there is. some form of wilderness nearby sjksfjld

[generationa1trauma]

open - caspian.

she stumbles from the woods, uneven footing as she balances between the foot that still clings to her heels and the foot that now goes bare. accentuated even more by a slight limp, bruises on her legs from where balance had been lost. bare foot covered in scratches, twigs littered in knotted blonde hair. pale skin stained with dirt and sweat, clearly not washed for a long while. dirt caked up beneath unkempt nails, hands cracked with a dryness entirely uncharacteristic of the beauty queen. tiny stature feels even more exaggerated with the way her height drops and rises as weight is shifted between bare foot and heel. she wears the same clothes she'd worn months ago when she'd been sent off, clothing entirely ill-fitted for outdoor survival. sequins have long fallen off, likely spread across miles, never to be found again. once white dress is now a mess of browns and yellows, sweat and dirt and sand seeping into the fabric. one sleeve shorter than the other, the fabric torn off to create a makeshift bandage on her leg. her escape was borderline impossible; she knows they'll be chasing her down. after all, there's nothing worse for that so-called school's reputation than to have lost a student in the middle of nowhere. not only for the fact that they'd lost her, but because of what she could tell people, what could get out if she's not persuaded into silence. she'd ran for hours, had walked even after she'd run out of stamina. it had been daytime when she'd first escaped, she hadn't stopped moving all night. it's morning now, sun rising over the trees to truly shine light on just how fucked up she looks. lips are dry, missing the signature gloss she so frequently adorns. a breath of air escapes her as eyes land on another person, fear turning to relief as she realizes it's not one of the people chasing her. she assumes, perhaps foolishly, that it means she's safe. she drops to her knees, unbothered by the gravel that her knees smash into.