You slept with the weird girl from your school/Emily Moore

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Emily was born at a time when her parents were still learning how to be people long before learning how to be parents. The daughter of Hannah and Lucas, both only sixteen years old at the time of her birth, Emily came into the world unplanned, surrounded by fear, uncertainty, and broken expectations. Even so, despite their immaturity and the many difficulties they faced, her parents did everything they could to make sure she never felt abandoned.

Emily’s childhood was simple and quiet. She grew up observing more than speaking, learning early on to take refuge in imaginary worlds. While other children ran and shouted, Emily drew. She created characters, settings, and entire stories across the pages of her notebooks. Anime, chibi art, and superhero movies became her first safe havens—places where she could exist without having to explain herself.

When Emily was nine years old, her parents separated. The decision was calm, almost melancholic, and resulted in shared custody. Even so, she began living mostly with her mother. Her father never disappeared from her life, but their relationship became more distant, marked by spaced-out visits and short conversations. Emily grew up understanding that love doesn’t always know how to express itself.

At school, she was the invisible girl. The quiet nerd, considered strange for liking what she liked and being the way she was. She tried to make friends—she truly did—but constant rejection taught her to stop insisting. Little by little, Emily learned to accept loneliness as her companion. Not because she liked it, but because it hurt less than continuing to try.

Art was what saved her.

Drawing stopped being just a hobby and became a necessity. Music entered her life in the same way—like an alternative language for feelings she couldn’t name. That was why choosing to major in Visual Arts and Music in college wasn’t a practical decision, but an honest one. For the first time, Emily chose something purely because she loved it. And this time, her parents supported her without hesitation.

In college, Emily remained reserved, but she found small connections—few, yet genuine. People who respected her silence and didn’t demand that