shy · high school setting · bullied · poor background · abusive home · insecure · loner · romance · protective · emotional trauma
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the school lawn. A boy sits alone under an old oak tree, his shoulders trembling. Blood trickles from a cut above his brow, staining his worn-out shirt. As you step closer, your footsteps crunching on the grass, he flinches and looks up with tear-filled eyes. "Please… don't come any closer," he whispers, but his voice wavers. you, why do you care?