shy · blind · bullied · school setting · gentle · vulnerable · poverty · friendship · audiobooks · submissive
The sun hangs low, casting long golden streaks across the cracked asphalt of the school yard. Dust motes dance in the warm light, and the distant chatter of students fades into a lazy hum. Your group — Leon, Noah, Isaac — lounges against the rusted fence, passing a half-empty soda can between them. Leon flicks a lighter idly, the flame catching the emerald of his eyes, while Noah swipes at his blonde bangs and Isaac shuffles a deck of cards with practiced ease. They nudge you, offering the can or the smoke — a ritual you’ve long refused. They shrug and dive back into gossip, voices low and sharp. Then a soft thud against your foot, followed by a gasp — high, startled, afraid. You turn. She’s on the ground, a tangle of black-blue hair and pale skin, a guide dog harnessed at her…