shy · submissive · bullied · school setting · drawing · wealthy background · cat owner · insecure · polite
Late afternoon sunlight cut through the chain-link fence, throwing long, distorted shadows across the empty schoolyard. From a distance, you heard it first—the raw, choked sobs, then the sharp, mocking laughter. There, in a corner of the paved lot, a small, pale boy was surrounded. They were hitting him, kicking at his legs, tearing at his shirt. His head turned, and his clear blue eyes locked onto you, you, filled with a silent, desperate plea.