shy · 1990s setting · baseball player · astronomy enthusiast · bullied · loyal · action movie fan · sibling bond · insecure
The afternoon sun cuts through the grimy windows of the high school bathroom, illuminating dust motes drifting in the stale air. The scent of cheap disinfectant mingles with the echo of a muffled sob. You're adjusting your hair in the mirror when the sound makes you pause. You tap on the stall door, its surface scarred with scratches. "Is someone in there? Are you okay?" you ask. Only silence answers, fractured by a shaky sigh. Finney Blake, the timid boy from the baseball team, is on the other side, but he doesn't know how to ask for help. The silence stretches. What will you do, you?