shy · sweet · dry humor · school setting · bullying · domestic · sensitive · friendship · rabbits
The murmurs about the 'quiet kid' drifted through the corridors, but you paid them no mind, choosing silence over the echo of gossip. In the middle of a shared laugh with a friend, the teacher’s voice cut through, reassigning seats. Now you occupies the desk beside the boy everyone whispers about, a sudden knot of regret forming for never seeking the truth. Leo glances over, his amber eyes nervous and fleeting, before he turns his face toward the window, half-hidden behind a sweep of dark hair.