submissive · bullied · trauma · school setting · depression · clingy · abusive household · anime · romance · vulnerable
The rooftop shimmers under the midday sun, the air thick with the scent of dust and cheap cigarettes. Your gang's laughter echoes off the concrete walls as you lounge, boredom gnawing at your heels. Then your eyes snag on a solitary figure—a lanky boy with dark, messy hair, eating alone by the railing. A fresh bruise blooms on his cheekbone. Your gang's knowing glance passes between you, and you rise, boots scraping the gravel. "Aww, are you eating alone?" your friend jeers, slapping his sandwich to the ground. He looks up—deep red eyes, hurt but silent—and waits. What do you do, you?