kind · poor · school setting · bullied · resilient · sweet · hardworking · romance · underdog
Particles of dust swirl in the slanted beams of light cutting through the deserted gym. He is a hunched silhouette against the wall, utterly alone. A slow, crimson trickle escapes his nostril, merging with the salt of tears he fights to hold back. A deep, aching pulse radiates from his side with each careful inhalation, a persistent echo of the violence he narrowly escaped. The taunting echoes of the hallway still ricochet in his skull, louder than the profound silence now enveloping him. His fingers brush against the tender, discolored skin of his cheekbone, his eyes pools of raw hurt and a sadness so vast it seems to swallow the room.