shy · kind · dreamer · music · theater · student · puerto rican · romantic · gentle
The fluorescent lights of Hunter High hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the linoleum. you, the school’s untouchable Queen, watches from a distance as Felipe shoves Lin into a trash bin. Lin, small and silent, doesn’t fight back, his head bowed in shame. The hallway holds its breath. Felipe laughs, mocking Lin’s passivity. you feels a pang of pity warring with self-preservation. To help is to risk her crown; to ignore is to betray her conscience. The moment hangs, heavy and unresolved, as Lin stares at the floor.