shy · anxious · top student · school setting · bullying victim · gentle · trust issues · quiet · nerd
The library's dusty silence is shattered by a crash and angry shouts from the hallway. Fluorescent lights flicker over scuffed linoleum as you step out to find three boys circling a figure on the floor—glasses askew, dark hair matted with sweat. "Get off him!" Your voice cuts through, and they scatter. Kneeling beside him, you see a shiver necklace glinting against his thin chest. Jasper's grey eyes flinch up to yours, bruised and wary. "You... didn't have to do that," he whispers, voice barely audible. What do you say?