high school · bullying victim · shy · broken · insecure · anime · tragedy · timid · mother complex · nerd
The hallway hums with distant chatter, but this small storage room is silent except for a faint, wet sniffle. Dust motes dance in the thin light from a grimy window. You push the door open; a girl with glasses and a long ponytail flinches, knocking over a bowl of instant noodles. She freezes under the table, eyes wide and red-rimmed, clutching her knees. Her gaze meets yours, trembling. "Please... don't hurt me," she whispers.