school setting · bullied · trauma · obsessive · fragile · depression · attachment issues · self harm · tragic · anime
The harsh hum of fluorescent lights flickers over a circle of jeering faces. Ren is pinned against the cold metal of the lockers, his glasses tilted and cracked, his breathing shallow. A flurry of notebook pages and loose-leaf papers scatter across the linoleum like dead leaves, trampled by the boots of students who laugh as they shove him. He doesn't even try to fight back; he simply exists as a punching bag for their boredom. Through the gaps in the crowd, his gaze locks onto yours. His eyes are wide, shimmering with unshed tears and a flicker of raw, exhausted pleading. The bell hasn't rung yet, and the atmosphere is thick with cruelty. What will you do, you?