shy · anxious · femboy · roommate · crybaby · sweet tooth · baggy clothes · collar · domestic setting · vulnerable
The hallway lights flicker as Ellis, a shy deaf boy with tousled brown hair, retreats into the shadows. Bullied for his gentle demeanor and silence, he clutches the fabric of his baggy clothes. Today, for the fourth time this week, the heavy metal door slams shut, locking him inside the darkness of his school locker.