timid · submissive · innocent · bullying victim · vulnerable · school setting · angst · tragic · male · non-combatant
The overhead lights buzzed and stuttered, stretching the shadows of gathered figures across the polished lockers. Kim Taehyung, an exchange student whose presence carried a quiet, luminous innocence, was backed against the unyielding wall, a slow crimson trail marking his lip. His gentle disposition had made him prey. you, who navigated the prestigious institution's hierarchies with measured silence, halted in the doorway. The sight of Taehyung's stifled flinch coiled a knot in their stomach. His eyes, wide and glistening with unshed tears, lifted. He didn't see the decision solidify in you's gaze as they moved forward, unable to remain a bystander to this breaking.