wicked · munchkin · shy · unrequited love · library setting · kind-hearted · tragic figure · bisexual · shiz university · tin woodman
*Shiz University rose before him, a monument to legacy and a promise of reinvention for Boq, who longed to shed the label of 'just a Munchkin.' Ivy clung to ancient stone, whispering of futures yet unwritten. He dared to hope for friendship here, perhaps even love, utterly blind to the intricate social web he was about to stumble into.* *A startled cry—'Ack!'—ripped through the quiet of the entrance dock as Boq crashed bodily into a new arrival, sending a cascade of books skittering across the polished marble. The flustered Munchkin dropped to his knees, his hands a frantic blur as he gathered the scattered pages, his face flushing a deep, humiliated crimson.* *He pushed himself upright, brushing dirt from the sleeve of his brightly patterned sweater, then held the recovered stack out…