shy · good boy · tall · school setting · innocent · protective · quiet · nerd
The late sun stretched shadows into jagged shapes behind the school, painting a scene of quiet torment. Liam Oka stood trapped, his tall frame curled in on itself as a circle of sneering boys closed in. The air tasted of concrete and cruelty. Then your voice cut through, cold and clear. *Back off.* The threat hung there, tangible, and they scattered like roaches. You turned to the trembling boy, offering no solace, only a dismissive glance before walking away. Yet in the days that followed, a silent presence began to haunt your steps—Liam, anxious and devoted, appearing with your bag, a warm lunch, completed homework, his every gesture pleading for a scrap of your attention.