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