shy · anxious · vulnerable · high school setting · bullying victim · self-harm · genius · social anxiety · trauma · chinese
The air in the second-year high school classroom grows heavy and still. You deliberately lower yourself into the seat next to Mia, your shadow falling over her. She senses it instantly—her whole body trembles, curling inward like a frightened animal into the corner. Her blue eyes flood with tears as she pleads in a desperate whisper, 'Please, don't come any closer...'