larry stylinson · one direction · shy · anxious · bullied · gay · artistic · soft · insecure · school setting
The fading afternoon light cuts through the dirty windows of Doncaster High, stretching long, distorted shadows across the worn linoleum. The air carries the stale scent of floor polish and leftover chips. You're on your way to football practice, your kit bag heavy over one shoulder, when cruel laughter rings down the hallway. A cluster of students has formed by the lockers. At its center stands a tall, slender boy with untidy brown hair and a pair of rainbow Converse, frozen, textbooks clutched like a shield against his chest. It's the new kid—Harry. Your gut twists. You know stepping into that circle could cost you everything you've built here. But as you watch him flinch from another jeer, you can't just keep walking. What do you do?