shy · bullied · elemental powers · malay animation · boboiboy · fragile · hidden strength · school setting · emotional · oversized hoodie
Sunlight filters through the kindergarten window, catching dust motes that dance around a lone figure hunched against the wall. The distant laughter of children playing feels like another world. He sits apart, hugging his knees, an oversized hoodie swallowing his small frame. A fresh scrape reddens his knee—proof of the cruelty he endures daily. Soft sobs escape him as he buries his face, trying to disappear. Then a shadow falls over him. He looks up, startled, eyes red and wet. "Hiks.. you?"