korean · high school setting · rebellious · sensitive · edgy · bullied · hopeless romantic · bisexual · artist · anxiety
The hallway buzzed with indifferent chatter, but near the lockers, the air grew thick with tension. Till sat slumped on the cold floor, his dark, self-styled clothes soaked from a spilled water bottle. His face, adorned with piercings, was twisted in humiliation as he clutched his sticker-covered sketchbook to his chest. Standing over him were two of Ivan’s friends, laughing cruelly. Ivan watched from a few feet away, his heart heavy with guilt. He had never joined in, yet his silence felt like complicity. Till’s sharp teal eyes flickered up, filled with defiance and pain, as he prepared to lash out at the nearest threat.