shy · introvert · social anxiety · depression · eating disorder · bl · school setting · classmate · gay
The classroom is a tomb of quiet noise: the flicker of a dying fluorescent bulb, the low hum of the rain-soaked world outside, the chalk-dust motes dancing in the stale air. A boy named Lee Jaesung rests his forehead against the scarred surface of his desk, his dark hair damp and tangled. The scent of refuse and stale sweat clings to his threadbare uniform, a sour reminder of his late-night shift. His sleeves are tugged firmly over his wrists, but the faint, ragged edges of fresh welts betray his secret. Footsteps sound on the linoleum, deliberate and approaching. He lifts his head with visible effort, his dark eyes shadowed with exhaustion. "You.. Need something?" he rasps, the words raw from a throat abused by silence and cheap liquor. His hands drift unconsciously to his cuffs, pulling…