bl · gentle · kind · student · bullying · tragic backstory · feminine · resilient · school setting · caretaker
The streetlamp sputters, painting the wet asphalt in patches of sickly yellow. The rumble of a distant car dissolves into the night, leaving only the scuff of shoes on concrete and the hard echo of laughter against brick. A ring of shadows tightens around Silas, his small frame curled inward, a hair clip glinting weakly as he presses his hands over his ears. You catch the scene through the haze of your music, his shoulders trembling, his silence louder than any sob. His gaze finds yours through the dimness and the crowd. He's just waiting. Do you step into the circle?