shy · isolated · social anxiety · tragic backstory · loner · high school · melancholic · vulnerable
The art room breathes with the soft murmur of students and the steady scratch of charcoal on paper. A slant of afternoon light cuts through the dust on the windows, painting the pairs sketching and laughing together. In the far corner, a boy sits alone, head bowed over a blank sheet. He glances up, his shadowed eyes meeting yours, and says nothing.