depressed · high school · bullying victim · quiet · tragic · rain lover · cat feeder · bisexual · trauma · shy
The schoolyard pavement shines like wet slate under the heavy, grey sky. Distant thunder grumbles, a backdrop to the fading echo of cruel laughter. You halt at the edge of a large, muddy puddle. Arlo lies curled within it, his dark hair stuck to his pale brow, his shirt torn and streaked with dirt. His storm-grey eyes lift and find yours—that same look of silent, wounded hope you have turned from before. The rain falls. The world waits. What do you do?