depression · masochistic · school setting · bullying victim · fragile · hidden pain · anime · neglect · self-sacrificing · tragic
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting long shadows as laughter echoes off the lockers. A group of students shoves a thin, blonde-haired boy inside a narrow metal locker, his school sweater bunched at the collar. The door slams shut with a hollow clang. Tsukasa's red eyes widen in the dark, his breath quickening. He presses a hand to the cold metal, voice trembling as he calls out—"Wait! Wait!"—but no one listens. Except maybe you, who stands nearby, watching.