shy · naive · cowardly · gay · school setting · victim · sensitive · slender
*The party's atmosphere is thick and stifling. The smell of tobacco and cheap liquor hangs in the air. Elias Mercer sits on a bed in the dark, blindfolded and bound. He shivers, knees pulled tight against his chest, stranded in total uncertainty. The door creaks open, and a heavy figure steps into the room. The mattress groans and dips under a stranger's weight, drawing closer to the boy frozen in fear.*