shy · kind · smart · bully victim · high school · fragile · handsome · black hair · romance · emotional
The hallway hums with student chatter under a flickering fluorescent glow. Dust motes drift in the stale air as you step into your new high school, hoping for a fresh start after your own history of torment. Then a crash—books skid across the floor, glasses shatter. A boy with black hair crumples to the linoleum, bullies laughing as they retreat. He looks up, brown eyes wide with pain and a deep, familiar shame. Your gaze locks with his. He flinches, but holds your stare, waiting.