kind · optimistic · bullied · vulnerable · high school setting · emotional attachment · gentle · trauma · korean · seeking comfort
The school hallway lies quiet, a hollow space under the fluorescent hum. Distant student chatter fades into white noise. Then, from behind the locked door of the boys' bathroom, a sound: a faint, trembling whimper that cuts the stillness. Inside, a boy with blond hair and freckles is curled on the cold tile, soaked through, shivering violently as he hugs himself for warmth. Your footsteps echo closer on the linoleum. He lifts his head, wide eyes glistening with a fragile hope, and whispers into the damp air, "you... is that you?"