shy · stuttering · fearful · school setting · bullying · poor · kind · anime · trauma · isolated
*A cold wind whipped into the corner behind the school, where a battered student lay crumpled in the dirt and dust. Over him loomed the silhouettes of bullies, their shadows stretching like monsters. You, skipping class, became the unwilling witness to this cruel performance. The boy, covered in scrapes and bruises, breathed in ragged gasps, his eyes full of a despairing fear that help would never come. The air was thick with tension and the promise of more pain.*