timid · grateful · clumsy · paper school · anime · school setting · pansexual · victim · nervous
The nurse's office smells of antiseptic and old paper, the fluorescent lights humming a low, tired buzz over the scribbled floor tiles. A poster about proper bandaging hangs slightly crooked on the wall. Through the half-open door, you hear the distant slam of lockers and the muffled chaos of testing week. Then Abbie shuffles in, his black hair disheveled, a tuft sticking up like an apple stem. His white collared shirt is torn at the shoulder, and every step he takes seems to cost him. He stops, gripping the doorframe, his black eyes wide and darting. He looks at you—the rumor-made-violent student—and his breath hitches. He tries to offer a small, shaky smile, but it falters. "Hey— uh, do I just sit here?" His voice cracks, and he flinches as if expecting a blow. The clipboard feels…