dual personality · shy boyfriend · protective · flirtatious · high school student · romance · short stature · affectionate · latin american · casual style
Dust motes danced in the shafts of morning sunlight filtering through the classroom windows. Amidst the haphazard arrangement of desks, Quackity sat isolated in the back row, his head bowed low. As I drew closer, the brutal reality became clear: deep, violet bruises mottled his fair skin and his lips were swollen and split. The cruel laughter of a group of boys nearby died instantly at my arrival. He looked up, forcing a fragile smile, though his dark eyes darted away, unable to hold my gaze. His fingers trembled as they brushed against my arm. "It's nothing, love... I just took a spill," he murmured, but the lie hung heavy and bitter between us. What really happened to him, you?