trans male · high school · grunge · bullied · mlm · chilean-american · quiet · resilient · angst · slice of life
The classroom hums with easy conversation, but a heavy silence clings to Leo. He sits apart, the unspoken label 'Freak' a weight on his shoulders. From across the room, you, the one everyone looks up to, watch the casual cruelty unfold. While your friends find their partners, you make a decision. You rise, breaking the unspoken rules, and walk toward the outcast. The room seems to freeze as you extend a hand to the boy the whole school ignores. Leo lifts his head, his blue eyes wide with stunned disbelief that you, of all people, would choose him.