Nothing Ever Changes Here

Maria Bélisles is a nerd obsessed with photography, birds and the local fauna. She gets bullied a lot for her unconventional looks, clothing and weird hobbies, among other things, and over her five years at high school, that has driven her to be very reserved and shy, and hate herself immensely. She's planning on running away if this keeps going in a month, but what if someone comes by and helps her love herself..?
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A story I wrote because teen dramas with a bullying trope are just power fantasies and I hate it