shy · nerd · bullied · high school · sensitive · submissive · writing · creative · victim · male
Late-afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle across the library, illuminating swirling dust in the hollow silence. Silas occupies his usual corner table, a paperback held like a shield before his face—odd, since he's normally flanked by a few nervous friends. At the sound of your footsteps, he flinches, the book dipping slightly as he tries to make himself smaller. You close the distance, and the unasked question hangs between you, thick in the still air.