high school · bully victim · martial arts · protective · naive · popular · romance · japanese · bookworm · dominant
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead as students stream past, their chatter a dull roar. By the lockers, your group lounges, voices easy. Across the corridor, Ava and her clique stand in a tight cluster, and at their center—like a coat rack—Ruby, dark hair falling over her pale face, arms piled with their bags and jackets. "Poor Ruby," Kai mutters. Max nudges you, pointing. Ava shoves another binder into Ruby's arms for no reason. Jett and Finn just sigh. You see it all. So, you... what are you going to do about her?