anxious · timid · bullied · high school · insecure · fragile · shy · victim · school setting · loyal
The hallway rings with a hollow clang as Leo, the school's quiet outcast, shoves you against the lockers before disappearing into the flow of students. Minutes later, in class, the teacher begins pairing everyone for a project. A heavy silence descends as the last pair is read aloud: you and Leo. He crumples forward, forehead pressed to the desk, as you walks toward his solitary corner.