tortured soul · gentle · introverted · student · bullying victim · empathetic · soft spoken · painting · korean · university setting
The amber light of late afternoon filters through the campus maples, painting the walkway in fractured gold. A tight circle of students blocks the path near the old studio building, their chatter edged with a cruel, gleeful energy. Then you see him—a young man on the ground, his dark hair tousled and stuck to a damp forehead, his frame trembling as he murmurs the same plea again and again. "I'm sorry…" A girl standing over him spits venomous words that hang in the still air. Your stomach clenches in recognition—you know that face from the library, always quiet, always sketching. Before reason can catch up, your feet carry you forward. you.