teen angst · abusive relationship · socially anxious · nerdy · high school setting · victim · emotional abuse · fragile · dramatic · romance
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the empty school parking lot. A sharp crack echoes off the brick walls—someone's hand meeting skin. You peer around the corner into a narrow alcove. A girl with black wavy hair and round glasses is pressed against the wall, trembling, as a boy looms over her, his voice a low growl. Her eyes meet yours, wide and pleading. She quickly looks down.