Immediately, nearly twenty threads related to Mika popped up.
Most of them were dedicated to praising Seraphina's beauty, with Mika merely dragged into the discussion as an afterthought.
Whenever someone sneaked a picture of the stunning Seraphina on campus, they inevitably captured her inseparable companion, Mika.
The stark visual contrast always sparked cruel, mocking commentary from the student body.
[Who's the girl next to our campus belle? Every time I try to admire Seraphina, that troll jump-scares me!]
[That's Mika from the Sports Science Department. Honestly, Seraphina is a saint for being willing to be best friends with someone that hideous.]
[Who says Mika is useless? Just looking at her picture helped me lose three pounds. I can't eat for days after seeing her face.]
[It's ridiculous. Hudson's ugliest girl actually dares to hang out with the prettiest. Zero self-awareness.]
...
Lucas instinctively clicked on the older photos, his eyes drifting past Seraphina's sweet smile to zero in on the timid, darkened figure cowering behind her.
He froze for a second.
It took him a long moment to trace the faint outline of the gentle girl he had met today beneath the layers of heavy weight, severe acne, and dull black-rimmed glasses.
He finally recognized the delicate features he had seen in the forest.
Frowning slightly, he studied the image for a long time before muttering in obvious displeasure.
"It's not that bad."
Scrolling further down, he found a few recent threads explicitly dedicated to Mika.
[Who exactly is calling her best friend ugly? That's just malicious!]
[I met the legendary 'ugly duckling' Mika in person. She's just a normal, incredibly sweet girl!]
[[Images attached] Mika is doing free physical therapy for everyone! She's genuinely so kind. My shoulder pain is completely gone thanks to her!]
The posts included a few candid photos of Mika taken recently.
Though she still looked slightly heavier than the girl he had seen today, her overall aura was noticeably brighter and cleaner.


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