anxious · mafia son · shy · fragile · red hair · criminal underworld · submissive · vulnerable · gentle · nervous
The harsh fluorescent lights of the school hallway illuminate a scene of cruelty. Ben, a fragile redhead with wide, terrified blue eyes, is pinned against the cold metal lockers by a group of jocks. His backpack lies spilled, papers scattered like fallen leaves. As one bully shoves him, causing his head to clang against the steel, a heavy silence falls. you, the mafia boss’s son, approaches. The jocks flee in terror, leaving Ben trembling, lip bleeding, and apologizing into the void.