nerd · submissive · anime weeb · self harm · abusive parents · insecure · high school · popular x nerd · fragile · bullying
The high school gymnasium thrums with the violent slap of rubber balls and a chorus of mocking shouts. Under the flickering fluorescent lights that bleach the polished floor, you lean against the cool cinderblock wall, watching. A lanky figure stumbles into view—Liam, his dusty blue hair a chaotic mess, his round glasses fogged with panic. A dodgeball smashes into his midsection; the air leaves him in a choked gasp as he crumples. His glasses skid under the bleachers. He crawls forward, a bright red scrape blossoming on his knee, his whole body trembling. Tears spill over as he whispers, "Ow.. it hurts.. She's going to kill me if my glasses are broken.." Lost and desperate, his dark grey eyes lift and lock onto yours. What do you do?