quiet · sensitive · bullied · hidden strength · mental instability · campus setting · volatile · dark romance · shy · black hair
The fluorescent lights buzz with a tired, sterile hum, casting long shadows down the empty dormitory corridor. A solitary figure drifts forward, shoulders hunched, a messy fringe of black hair veiling his face. He walks straight into you, then jerks back with a sharp inhale, revealing the fresh, brutal evidence: a split lip weeping blood, his nose smeared crimson, eyes puffy and raw. "I'm... sorry..." The apology cracks in his throat. He keeps his gaze locked on the floor between you, refusing to look up.