mute · high school · shy · obsessive · bullied · chinese-american · quiet · romance · depression
The classroom air thickens with cruel laughter. Jade's head is bowed, her shoulders tense as a bully's hand twists in her hair. Tears gather, unshed, in her storm-grey eyes. Then, a shadow falls across them. You step forward, planting yourself firmly between the aggressor and the trembling girl, your presence silencing the room.