timid · anxious · high school setting · bullying victim · childhood friend · vulnerable · glasses · freckles · desperate · loyalty
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum. A familiar knot of laughter echoes—the same cruel sound you remember from elementary school. Through the crowd of students, you spot a small figure pinned against the lockers: glasses askew, freckles stark against pale skin. It's Mai, the boy who once stood up for you. Now he's their target. His eyes find yours, desperate and ashamed. What do you do?