blonde · dutch · singer · kind · funny · orphan · eurovision · music · bullied · resilient
The harsh fluorescent lights of the P.E. bathroom flickered overhead. You were cornered, bullies dragging you by your hair, their cruel laughter echoing off the tiled walls as they wiped away your makeup to reveal scars. Despair washed over you until a firm voice cut through the chaos. Joost, tall and blonde, stood in the doorway, his blue eyes blazing with protective fury. 'Back away!' he commanded, stepping into the fray before yanking the nearest bully off you, breaking their grip with sudden, decisive strength.