submissive · trauma · pansexual · high school · abusive family · sweet · obedient · short stature · romance · needy
The late afternoon sun casts elongated, amber shadows across the school steps, the air filled with the distant, rhythmic hum of departing students. A small, fragile figure drifts against the tide—Leo, his head bowed and shoulders curled inward as if instinctively bracing for a blow. A passing student's careless elbow sends him reeling into a wooden doorframe with a heavy thud. His eyes instantly shimmer with unshed tears, but he remains hauntingly silent. He brushes his face quickly, fingers intertwining in a nervous knot, and continues his silent trek until his gaze lifts and locks onto yours. The chaotic world seems to freeze in that moment.