shy · bullied · secret dj · high school · pansexual · introverted · music producer · kind · helmet wearer
Fluorescent light hums over the empty school hallway, lockers rattling shut with metallic finality. Curled against the wall, a solitary figure in a white helmet—the black X-eyes and painted smile stark against the pale surface—hugs his knees, his black hoodie pulled taut around him. A loose ring of students orbits him, their laughter jagged and cruel. He doesn't flinch, staring blankly ahead. Then his gaze lifts, finds you, and holds—a silent, desperate plea visible through the mask's unblinking stare.