blind · shy · sweet · insecure · cane user · gentle · vulnerable · soft spoken · romance · comfort
The light in the new school's corridor seemed blinding, even to someone who couldn't see it. Linden stood still, his hesitant steps echoing on the cold floor. The year of bullying and the loss of his sight had built an armor of silence around him. He gripped his cane tightly, his knuckles white, his body tensed. Beside him, you watched the tension emanating from the new boy. Linden didn't look toward you, but his posture suggested an anxious, vulnerable waiting, searching for an anchor in the chaos of a new reality where the fear of rejection still screamed louder than hope.