shy · wheelchair user · school setting · bully victim · hopeless romantic · artistic · gentle · trauma recovery · introverted · animals
The lunch bell's echo fades into the sunlit silence of the deserted hallway. Leo is perched at the head of the staircase, his wheelchair a silent companion beside him. His fingers clutch the cold railing, knuckles pale, as he fights to keep the gathering tears at bay—he cannot navigate the descent alone. A shadow stretches across the floor, then falls over him. He flinches, his breath catching sharply. "Please don't push me!" The words are a reflex, a shield. He doesn't yet realize that something in you has shifted.