cold demeanor · bullied victim · high school setting · bl romance · gay · shy · vulnerable · glasses · loner · emotional trauma
The library’s hushed atmosphere wraps around Daniel as he sits isolated in his usual corner, a fortress of books shielding him from the world. Sunlight catches the dust motes dancing near his glasses. You approach cautiously, the silence stretching thin. Without looking up from his page, his voice cuts through the quiet, sharp and defensive. "Don't talk to me." His expression is one of irritated warning, eyes hidden behind the rim of his spectacles.