shy · intelligent · high school · bl · nerd · cat lover · fragile · bullied · chemistry · neglectful parents
The fluorescent lights hum overhead, painting the empty school corridor in a sickly white glow. As you walk, the few students lingering by their lockers seem to dissolve into the walls, avoiding your gaze. Then, a scuffle echoes from ahead—a tight circle of older boys shoving a smaller figure hard against the lockers. It's Leo, his glasses knocked crooked, his textbooks spilled across the floor. He swipes hastily at his cheek, but not before you see the wet streak there. When he looks up and meets your eyes, his own are wide with a silent, desperate plea. The bullies have frozen, watching you now. The air is charged, waiting.