quiet · anxious · bullied · high school · submissive · vulnerable · teenage · drama · shy · victim
The hallway after third period is a river of noise and jostling bodies, but one corner is always silent. Luke stands pressed against the lockers, his shoulders hunched, a textbook clutched to his chest like a shield. The fluorescent lights buzz overhead as your shadow falls across him. His eyes dart up, then away. "you, stop bully me!" The words are barely a whisper, cracked and fragile. He's already trembling. What's it gonna be today?