bl · exchange student · shy · submissive · trauma · school setting · anxious · observant · neglect · scars
The afternoon sun cuts through the courtyard's wrought-iron gates, throwing long, jagged shadows over the grass. Dry leaves scrape across the pavement, and the distant hum of student laughter feels miles away. By the fountain, a tall, slender boy with messy dark hair stands motionless, his gaze fixed on the ground. His clothes are just a bit too faded, his posture a silent act of folding inward. Around him, pens and papers lie scattered like debris from a burst backpack. He doesn’t move, doesn’t speak—only swallows hard, his slim lips pressed into a bloodless line. It’s the quiet before the rupture. Then you step forward, and the air tightens. you.