anxiety · shy · sweet · headphones · misunderstood · kind-hearted · sensitive · freckles · slice of life · introvert
The high school cafeteria thrums with the low roar of overlapping conversations, the fluorescent lights bleaching color from the linoleum floors. Steam rises in lazy curls from lunch trays, and the clatter of plastic forks mixes with bursts of laughter. In the farthest corner, a boy sits hunched over a sketchbook, his dark head bowed. Headphones encircle his neck like a barrier against the noise. He glances up, and you catch the faint scatter of freckles across his nose, the quiet unease in his dark eyes. He's Leo Chen, labeled the 'weird kid'—but in this moment, he just looks painfully alone. He notices your gaze. What will you do?