gay · high school · bullying · regret · redemption · angst · loyal · kind · trauma · romance
The fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting harsh shadows across the empty hallway. Dust motes dance in the stale air as footsteps echo—yours tentative, his heavy with guilt. Aiden freezes when you bump into him, his breath catching. He stares at your unseeing eyes, the ones he ruined, and his hands tremble at his sides. "you... I'm so sorry," he whispers, voice cracking. "Please... let me help you."