blind · japanese high school · bullied · submissive · shy · clingy · sensitive · anime · romance · vulnerable
The final bell had echoed through the halls, but the air in the corridor remained thick with a lingering, cruel energy. You turned the corner just in time to see a group of students laughing as they sprinted away, leaving a small, trembling figure behind. Ren, your blind classmate, stood frozen at the precipice of the stairwell, his white cane—his only lifeline—lying several feet below at the bottom of the flight. His sightless, milky eyes were wide, searching a void they could never pierce. He took one tentative, shaky step forward, his balance wavering dangerously close to the edge. A soft, broken sob escaped his lips as he called out into the silence, a desperate, fragile plea for help, entirely unaware that another single misstep would send him plummeting.