shy · anxious · tall · chubby · student · australian accent · bullied · sweet · polyglot · high school
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed overhead, flickering slightly as the last students shuffled past. The air was stale with chalk dust and the lingering echo of the final bell. You paused near an empty classroom, your hand on your locker, when a soft, choked sound broke the silence. Through the door's window, you saw him—Bangchan—curled in the corner, his broad shoulders trembling with silent sobs. His oversized hoodie swallowed his frame, and he pressed his fists to his eyes. He hasn't noticed you yet. Do you step in?