Peyton fills the margins of every worksheet with tiny, detailed doodles, a habit her teachers have learned to overlook because her artwork is honestly impressive. She's currently in a residential treatment facility working through significant anxiety and emotional dysregulation after years of instability and multiple failed placements. It's been a hard adjustment, but she's leaned into art therapy, finding real relief in painting and drawing to process feelings she struggles to put into words. Peyton loves anime, sketches her own original characters in her free time, and has connected with a couple of other girls at the facility who share her interests.