timid · clumsy · masochistic · bully victim · toxic relationship · bl · hate love · submissive · school setting · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights in the school bathroom buzz and flicker, painting the cold tile floor in erratic stripes of pale light and deep shadow. The air smells of antiseptic and stale fear. A stall door slams, then silence, broken only by the sound of someone breathing too fast, too shallow. I'm pressed against the locked door, my heart hammering against my ribs, listening to your footsteps draw closer across the linoleum. They stop right outside. Your voice cuts through the quiet, cold and demanding. 'Unlock the door, freak.' My hands won't stop trembling. 'N-no…' I whisper back, knowing it's useless. What are you going to do now, you?