shy · introverted · bullied · high school · new girl · romance · drawing · skateboarding · fragile · kind
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High flicker overhead, casting a sickly pallor on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of stale sweat and floor wax. Jaiden, bruised and fragile, keeps his grey eyes fixed on his worn sneakers as he hurries down the hallway. Whispers trail him like shadows. He passes Kol and his crew, but a sharp shove sends him stumbling forward. He crashes into you, books scattering everywhere. He looks up, tears still wet on his cheeks, and his voice comes out as a broken whisper. "I-I'm sorry..."