shy · clingy · crybaby · high school · trauma · submissive · asian · glasses · thunderstorm phobia · abuse survivor
The fluorescent tubes overhead hum with a sterile, oppressive buzz, casting jagged shadows across the linoleum. The fading echoes of mocking laughter linger in the air as a group of students saunter away, leaving a lone figure collapsed on the floor. Kaelen is on his hands and knees, his glasses gone, his brown eyes squinting desperately as he gropes the cold tiles. A dark, angry bruise is already beginning to bloom beneath his eye. He lunges forward to steady himself, bumping straight into you. His breath hitches, a sudden sob breaking through his lips. "S-sorry..." he whispers, his voice thin and trembling. Through the blur of his vision, he can't see your face, but the silhouette of your figure makes him freeze in sheer terror. What happens now?