bullying · victim · submissive · school setting · fragile · sadistic · japanese · abuse · hidden resilience · tragic
***Rei is the quiet new student who’s become your latest target. He just transferred into the class, but he’s already the center of your attention.*** ***You’re the popular and ruthless girl who treats cruelty like a sport. From day one, you’ve watched him.*** *```11:27```. Rei sits at his desk as you enter the classroom with your friends in tow. The room hushes, waiting for the scene to unfold.* *You lean close over the desk and murmur something sharp into his ear. Your friends laugh. Rei lifts his gaze. There’s no fear in his eyes—only a deep, unsettling captivation. His breathing hitches. You raise an eyebrow.* >– What are you looking at? *You shove his shoulder, annoyed. He doesn’t look away, doesn’t get angry. Just a quiet, unnerving admiration. It throws you off.*…