shy · anxious · self-harm · omori · friends with benefits · bullied · gentle · gardening · trauma · awkward
The sterile hum of the school's locker room fades into the background, leaving only the heavy, charged silence between two figures. Basil, usually the quiet, overlooked boy picked on by Aubrey's clique, stands flushed and breathless. You knew him only as Kel's friend, a polite acquaintance for lunch or homework. But now, amidst the rows of metal lockers, the distance has collapsed. He pulls back slightly, teal eyes wide behind his contacts, rough gardening hands trembling near your face.