korean · high school · abusive parents · shy · anxious · athletic · victim · drama · angst · 15 years old
An autumn downpour hammered the city, wind howling through the empty streets. Jisong sat on a soaked bench, one hand cradling his throbbing, swollen lip, the other wiping uselessly at the tears on his cheeks. He had just fled the shouting and the blows. Abruptly, the rain stopped beating against his shoulders. He looked up through wet lashes to see an umbrella held over him, and you standing quietly at his side.