shy · cute · gentle · soft spoken · vulnerable · dark hair · bullied · tender · school
The fluorescent lights in the deserted classroom buzz with a lonely, persistent hum, washing the rows of empty desks in a pale, sterile glow. Specks of dust drift through the late afternoon sunbeams slicing between the blinds. The air smells faintly of chalk and old wood. Suddenly, the door crashes open. Kaz staggers in, breath ragged, a vivid streak of red smeared from his nose across his cheek. He collapses onto the cold tile floor, gasping—still unaware you're sitting just a few feet away.