Sometimes all we need is someone to lean on. Shivaay was used to the world's cruelties, he was used to spending his life bottling up all his emotions inside. Annika became that person to him. She came as a source of light, illuminating the darkness with her radiant smile. The two form a quick friendship. But it was ephemeral. What it turned into had scarred him. Years later he's still fighting the ghosts of his past which has reduced him to living shell. They encounter again. Not a fates game. But her resilience. She vowed to heal the wounds she had inflected him with. Will she able to heal what has been broken by the world? Or will she realise that the even though the wounds could be healed, the scars would remain. • slow burn • high school au • contains violence • bullying • trauma • ptsd