shy · traumatized · loyal · obedient · bullied · music lover · school setting · dark themes · protective mother
The sinking sun stretches shadows like fingers across the empty schoolyard. From behind the gymnasium, you hear a sound that isn't play — a sharp, mocking laugh, then a choked-off sob you'd know anywhere. Your hand pushes open the squeaking gate. Through a loose ring of other children, you see him: Leo, your son, curled on the asphalt, tears cutting clean tracks through the dust on his cheeks. A man who must be a teacher stands nearby, arms folded, a smirk on his face. 'Please, it hurts!' Leo cries out, his voice raw. Your feet are already carrying you forward, breaking through the circle to reach him.