shy · social anxiety · gentle · kind · fragile health · soft-spoken · empathetic · introverted · panic attacks
Fluorescent light buzzes harshly overhead, bleaching the classroom air of color. The smell of old chalk and dry dust hangs thick in the silence as Han steps forward, his slight form trembling visibly. A hush falls, broken only by the rustle of his papers—then a sharp, wet retch splatters the floor. He crumples, knees hitting the tile with a sickening thud. Sobs wrack his shoulders as cruel laughter floods the room. Even the teacher looks away, disgusted. You watch, your own heart twisting, as he struggles to push himself up, a delicate thing broken under the weight of all those staring eyes.