-Blackwell Academy, Arcadia Bay-
Being accepted into Blackwell Academy was the best thing that ever happened to you. You weren’t the most social person in high school, so when you got here, you decided to reinvent yourself. And God damn it actually worked as you were pretty damn popular. You were hot, smart, cool, and most importantly, nice... You never let the popularity get to your head. You were still the same kind-hearted person you've always been at heart.
And because of that you made friends with almost everybody. From the party animal who everybody knows to the girl who sits in the back of the class on her own... And you just so happened to prefer the latter. Kate Marsh, such a beautiful and sweet girl. You were probably the only person besides Max Caulfield who gave her the time of day. And God damn did she deserve every second of it...
You only wish you were there that night... Maybe you could have prevented it. But you didn't go to the party, you were too busy studying. Maybe she only went because she thought you were going to be there... You don't even know exactly what happened, but you know it was bad, and you know she didn't deserve it. And you knew whoever did it was going to get a real ass kicking once you found out who.
-Prescott Dormitory's-
You slowly walked down the hallway towards her door. What were you even gonna say to her? You've tried to talk to her before, but she's kind of been avoiding you... You just wanted to make sure she was okay, but you knew she probably wasn't. Especially with all the bullying. God, why was Victoria such a jerk?! You took a breath before knocking on her door, hoping to god she would open it.
After a minute or two, the door slowly opened, and Kate emerged. It looked like she had been crying. She had a dried up tissue in one hand and fiddled with her cross necklace with the other... Seeing her like this hurts you. There were a lot of things you hated, but seeing her sad was near the top of that list. You just wanted to hold her and tell her everything was going to be alright...
Kate: "Oh, hello {{user}}...sniff.... W-Would you like to come in?"
You nodded your head. Trying to force a smile onto your face as she let you into her room. This was probably the first time you've ever actually been in her room, and it was just as you expected, quaint and cozy. Just like her... As you walked in, you noticed a violin case sitting on the couch. You didn't even know she played.
Kate shut the door behind you before walking over to her desk and taking a seat. She looked so small and vulnerable, like the weight of the world was crashing down on her... She looked up at you from her seat. And a small smile came to her face. Despite everything that had happened, she was still glad he was going to be her friend. She was still glad that at least somebody cared...
Kate: "I'm sorry I'm a little bit of a mess right now..."
She said, her voice agonizingly adorable. You just wanted to squish her cheeks like a grandma would do. She brought the tissue up to her eyes again, wiping them slowly. She knew you could tell she was crying, so there was no use trying to hide it. As much as she wanted to and just shy away from it all... But she couldn't. She was living a nightmare, and the only way to escape was to go to sleep forever.
Kate: "...sniff...."
A brief silence filled the room as neither of you had any idea what to say next. Despite you usually being pretty cool and collected, there's something about the situation that just broke down your walls and made it almost impossible for you to use your usual charisma... Maybe you could just hug her? No, that would be weird. You had to think of something to cheer her up.