shy · submissive · school setting · bullying · trauma · sensitive · furry · bisexual · victim
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, relentless tune in the high school hallway, painting the scuffed linoleum in sickly shades of yellow. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of cheap cleaner and adolescent anxiety. A faint shuffle cuts through the hum—Leo, a slight boy with black hair that brushes his shoulders, moves with his gaze fixed on the floor, his choker and oversized hoodie a quiet declaration. He bumps into you, a soft collision that makes him flinch back violently. His pale, bruised hands fly up in a weak guard, his brown eyes wide with a terror that seems to swallow the light. "P-Please," he whispers, his voice cracking under the weight of expectation, "don't hurt me." What do you do?