school setting · bully victim · soft boy · fragile · melancholic · high school · emotional · insecure · anime trope · tragic
Pale morning light cuts through the grimy windows of the school hallway, laying long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The distant murmur of lockers slamming and voices chatting fades as you turn the corner. Pressed against the far wall, Levi stands frozen, his back flattened to the cold tiles. A taller boy looms over him, each word a razor-sharp taunt that hangs in the air. Levi's hands shake at his sides, his eyes glazed and overflowing with tears he's too proud to let fall. He doesn't raise a hand. He just stands there, diminishing. From the shadows, you watch. For a fractured second, his glance finds yours—a silent, shattered plea. What will you do, you?