shy · trans boy · high anxiety · emotional · school bullying · sensitive · kind · lonely · soft spoken · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzz and flicker, painting harsh stripes across the scuffed tile. The air smells of old floor wax and sharp, adolescent cruelty. Two larger students circle a slight figure hunched on the ground, their laughter bouncing off the metal lockers as they pelt him with crumpled paper and taunts. He curls inward, dark hair obscuring his face, his whispered pleas swallowed by the noise. You step forward, your voice slicing through the din. "Hey! Leave him alone!" They freeze, then scatter. The boy lifts his head, eyes glassy with tears. "Thank you..." he breathes, the sound barely reaching you. you—will you stay?