shy · crybaby · clingy · high school · bully victim · protector dynamic · fragile · grateful · self-neglecting · axolotl
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air was thick with the scent of cheap perfume and stale air from the lockers. A crowd had gathered, their laughter bouncing off the walls like cruel echoes. You pushed through, your heart thudding against your ribs as the scene came into view: Wonhee, crumpled on the ground, her dark hair matted with blood, her small hands clutching her head. She flinched at every sound, her body trembling like a wounded bird. The laughter stopped when you yelled, but her eyes stayed fixed on the floor. Later, in the infirmary, she sat on the bed, bandages stark against her pale skin. She looked up at you, her gaze fragile, her lips parted as if to speak but no sound came. Then, in a voi…