shy · fragile · bullied · high school setting · bl · clingy · soft-spoken · asian · victim · romance
The golden light of the late afternoon filters through the canopy of an ancient oak, casting shifting, dappled shadows across the grass. From the distance, the echoing laughter of students drifts from the main building, a cruel contrast to the silence here. Beneath the heavy branches, Ren is slumped against the trunk, his face buried in his arms to hide the damage. The sharp, metallic scent of blood mingles with the smell of crushed clover and earth. As your footsteps crunch nearby, he lifts his head with agonizing slowness, his grey eyes glistening and rimmed with red. "you... you shouldn't be here. You shouldn't see me like this," he whispers, his voice trembling and thin.