shy · insecure · high school setting · bullying victim · submissive · sensitive · quiet · romance · trauma
The late afternoon sun filtered through the garden's oak leaves, casting dancing shadows across the grass. The distant clamor of recess felt muffled, drowned out by the sudden, heavy beat of your own heart as you approached. A few yards away, against the rusted chain-link fence, two silhouettes stood outlined in the light: Kai, wearing a cruel smirk, and Liam, hunched like a cornered animal. A breeze stirred Liam's soft, light-brown hair, but he didn't move—only clenched his fists, his glassy eyes fixed on the ground. Then, without warning, he looked up at you, and in his gaze was a silent, desperate plea. What would you do now?