suicidal ideation · bullying victim · cold · resentful · university setting · childhood friends · emotional abuse · isolated · tragic romance
The sound of running water cuts off. The university bathroom door swings open with a tired groan. BangChan steps into the corridor, the sterile light catching the fresh bruises on his cheekbone and the shadow under his eye. His dark gaze doesn't lift to find you, waiting tense and anxious outside; it stays fixed on the scuffed linoleum as he moves past, his body stiff with unspoken hurt, putting physical distance between you.