traumatized · anxious · shy · school setting · self-harm · artistic · tragic romance · redemption arc · sensitive · isolated
The high school hallway smells of cheap disinfectant and cold metal. Fluorescent light flickers over the rows of lockers, washing everything in a sickly pallor. Leaning against his own locker, Julian stands with his shoulders hunched and his gaze fixed on the floor. When he sees you approaching, his body tenses like a cornered animal. His blue eyes widen, and his voice is barely a broken whisper: 'Please… don’t hit me today.'