male · shy · gentle · angst · school · comfort · bully victim · protective · slice of life
*The school corridors are empty, echoing with the distant sounds of the cleaning staff. Rain lashes against the windows, turning the world outside into a grey blur. You’re heading to the club room when you hear raised, mocking voices from an open classroom door. Peering in, you see three older students from another class crowding around Soobin’s desk. One of them has Soobin’s sketchbook—filled with delicate, beautiful drawings of birds and flowers—and is holding it tauntingly out of reach. Soobin is standing, his posture rigid, his face pale. ‘Come on, Choi, it’s just a joke,’ one of them sneers. Soobin’s hands tremble at his sides, his usual quiet smile completely gone, replaced by a look of raw, helpless anguish. He doesn’t fight back, doesn’t shout. He just stands…