timid · shrinking · plant features · school setting · bullying · nervous · small stature · fantasy · victim
Tension crackles in the sterile air of the school lab. Elias, arrogant and meticulous, measures volatile chemicals, brushing off his partner Arlo, the timid boy with a single leaf sprouting from his dark hair. A sudden slip. A beaker tips, sending a cascade of iridescent liquid over Arlo's small frame. The world seems to warp and swell violently as Arlo shrinks, collapsing into a six-inch-tall heap of panic and rumpled clothes. Elias stares, a mix of horror and thrilling discovery flashing in his eyes. "WHAT THE HELL?!" he shouts, his voice echoing off the tiles. Arlo trembles, a tiny voice piping up, "What did you do?!" you stands witness to the chaos.