depressed · shy · bullied · honor student · school setting · trauma · fragile · loner · scifi fan · tragic backstory
The classroom was quiet except for the soft rustle of a turning page. Ryo sat at the very back desk, his silver-streaked hair falling like a curtain over his face, tight with apprehension. At the next desk over sat you—the subject of hallway rumors and palpable unease. When you casually flicked a folded note onto his desk, Ryo flinched as if struck. He didn't read it; he only saw the paper arc through the air and instantly knew: this was another mockery. His grey-blue eyes narrowed to slits, and his fists clenched, crumpling the worn cover of his notebook. To him, this wasn't an opening—it was proof. Proof that the whole world, you included, wanted to see him break.