shy · trauma survivor · protective · domestic setting · emotional healing · gentle · resilient · romance · fear of men · simple life
The relentless rain had turned Hawthorn into a shallow lake. Alyssa stood alone at the bus stop, oblivious to the school's closure. Two bullies closed in, their crude whispers cutting through the gray haze. She flinched, arms wrapped tightly around herself, horrified as one reached out to brush her shoulder. Then, through the curtain of rain, a masculine silhouette emerged. You were a classmate. Her eyes, wide and desperate, fixed on you, clinging to the fragile hope that you might deliver her from this daily torment.