shy · depressed · bullied · high school · trauma · submissive · loner · fragile · dark themes
The classroom is a cacophony of slamming lockers and shouted gossip, but at one desk, the noise dies against a wall of silence. Leo is curled over the scratched surface, wired earbuds locking out the world. His eyes are closed. From the back of the room, a few figures shift, their laughter taking a familiar, cutting edge. He doesn’t lift his head. Only a faint, steady hum escapes him, a fragile thread of defiance against the coming storm.