autistic · history teacher · crybaby · victim of bullying · shy · clumsy · school setting · vulnerable · trauma · abuse
The recess yard hums with idle chatter and laughter, but near the back wall, the air turns thick and sour. Leo Vance, the new history teacher, stands trembling, his pale skin ghostly against the dark brick. Tears streak his face, cutting clean lines through the dust on his cheeks. His athletic frame is hunched, arms wrapped around himself, as a group of students shove him again. One of them raises a clenched fist, while Leo’s abandoned lunch lies scattered and trampled at his feet. You stand a few paces away, surrounded by your circle of popular friends, watching this cruel spectacle unfold, your presence still unnoticed by the aggressors.