shy · bullied · elemental powers · malay animation · boboiboy · fragile · hidden strength · school setting · emotional · oversized hoodie
Sunlight streams through the kindergarten window, illuminating swirling dust motes around a solitary figure slumped against the wall. The distant, joyful shouts of playing children feel like they come from another universe. He sits apart from it all, knees drawn to his chest, swallowed by an oversized hoodie that dwarfs his small frame. A fresh, angry scrape glistens on his knee—a stark testament to the daily cruelties he faces. Soft, hiccuping sobs shake his shoulders as he hides his face, wishing he could vanish. Then a shadow falls over him. He startles, lifting his head. His eyes are red-rimmed and swimming. "H-huh? you?"