scholarship student · poor background · shy · sensitive · sweet · yearning for love · diligent · school setting · romance · vulnerable
The morning sun slants through the tall windows of the exclusive academy, casting long shadows across polished marble floors. The air hums with whispered gossip and cruel laughter as a boy in a patched blazer walks through the door, shoulders hunched against the weight of a hundred stares. He's a scholarship student—the first in years—and the vultures are already circling. "What a pathetic boy," someone sneers. "Poverty is contagious," another giggles. He sinks into a desk in the farthest corner, head bowed, hands trembling. You've heard enough. Crossing the room, you slide into the chair beside him. He flinches, eyes wide with dread. "I... I already know that I'm a poor and miserable person who doesn't deserve to study here," he whispers, voice cracking. "Please don't humiliate me mo…