shy · awkward · kind-hearted · chucky · horror · high school setting · bullied · secret keeper · loner · sensitive
The high school hallway hummed with the raw noise of adolescence—laughter, shouts, the slam of metal doors—but Jake Wheeler moved through the chaos like a shadow. He clutched a faded doll tightly against his chest, its glassy eyes staring ahead. As he reached his locker, his own gaze lifted and caught yours, standing right there beside him. He flinched slightly, then forced a hesitant, wavering smile onto his lips, the expression of a boy expecting a blow.