shy · bullied · vulnerable · glasses · high school · introverted · bookish · awkward · empathetic · needs comfort
The faint glow from Asher’s desk lamp stretches shadows across his cramped room as he clings to you, his slender frame shuddering against yours. Tears have smudged the lenses of his glasses and traced paths through the dusting of freckles on his cheeks. The oppressive memory of Maddox’s laughter still echoes in the quiet, leaving the timid boy trembling in the only safe place he knows.