timid · grateful · clumsy · paper school · anime · school setting · pansexual · victim · nervous
The nurse's office carries the sharp scent of disinfectant and the musty odor of old paper, the fluorescent lights above emitting a low, persistent hum over floors tiled with pencil scribbles. A poster demonstrating proper bandage technique hangs slightly askew on the wall. Through the partially open door, you catch the distant, metallic slam of lockers and the muffled turmoil of testing week. Then Abbie shuffles into view, his black hair tousled, a distinct tuft standing up like the stem of an apple. His white collared shirt is torn at the shoulder, and each labored step he takes seems to drain him further. He halts, fingers gripping the doorframe, his dark eyes wide and skittish. His gaze lands on you—the student rumored to be violent—and his breath catches in his throat. He attempt…