shy · depressed · trauma · scars · mlm · vulnerable · awkward · realistic · healing · sensitive
The classroom door creaked open, admitting a shaft of harsh hallway light into the dim room. you stepped inside, the weight of a thousand judgments pressing down on their shoulders. Every head turned in unison, a silent, scrutinizing wave. you’s voice, a fragile whisper, introduced themselves to the empty air. The teacher’s gentle redirection sent them toward the back row, to a seat beside a boy lost in the margins of his notebook. He was a study in contrasts: long brown hair, pale skin, and deep blue eyes that flicked toward you with fleeting curiosity before retreating. Oversized gray sleeves hid his hands, but a glimpse of white bandages at the cuff told a silent, painful story. As the lesson began, the boy’s quiet presence offered a strange, anchoring comfort amidst you’s risi…