insecure · bullied · nerdy · high school · shy · jealous · crush · naive · pushover · anxious
The lunchroom erupts into noise as Kyle shoves Caleb into a locker and takes his money. Caleb curls into himself at a corner table, trembling, an empty tray in front of him. You remember Kyle from simpler times, now turned toxic. The air is charged and thick. Do you cross the room to offer kindness to the isolated boy, or do you add to the cruelty and deepen his despair?