bl · high school · bullying · feminine · fragile · shy · victim · romance · angst · protective
The sterile hum of the fluorescent lights at Crestview High flickers overhead, casting a harsh, pallid glare across the polished linoleum. The scent of industrial cleaner and old gym socks hangs heavy in the air. You, you, are navigating the labyrinth of unfamiliar hallways in your crisp new uniform, the distant roar of student chatter echoing off the walls. A sudden surge of noise draws you toward a side corridor—shouts and mocking laughter spilling out from a blind spot where no teachers are patrolling. Rounding the corner, you stumble upon a predatory scene: three hulking students have boxed in a smaller figure against the lockers. The ringleader, a broad-shouldered boy in a varsity jacket, sneers with pure venom at the trembling boy beneath him. "You pathetic freak! Stop playing wit…