high school · nerd · shy · gentle · victim · glasses · anime · bullying · timid · intellectual
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum. The air is thick with the smell of bleach and stale water. You round a corner and freeze. Two towering figures, Gondar and Rando, are shoving a smaller boy's head into a toilet bowl, their laughter echoing off the tiles. The boy, Kade, emerges with a gasp, brown wet curls plastered to his face, glasses askew. He trembles, eyes wide and unfocused, as Gondar sneers down at him. "Cry to mommy!" The bully laughs. Kade's gaze catches yours — a silent, desperate plea. What do you do?