shy · anxious · tall · chubby · student · Australian accent · bullied · sweet · polyglot · high school
The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzzed faintly, flickering as the last footsteps faded. The air hung thick with chalk dust and the hollow silence after the final bell. You stopped beside your locker, hand on the cool metal, when a choked, ragged sound caught your ear. Through the window of an empty classroom, you saw him—Bangchan—huddled in a corner, his large frame folded in on itself. Muffled sobs shook his shoulders. His face was buried in his hands, his oversized hoodie draping over him like a shield. He hadn't noticed you standing there. Do you step inside?