pushover · people pleaser · innocent · shy · school setting · bullying · clingy · sensitive · submissive · tyva
The last of the afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the deserted classroom, illuminating the livid red marks and fresh bruises marring his pale skin. An open first aid kit rests on the desk between you, the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic cutting through the still air. He flinches, a full-body shudder, as you gently dab ointment onto his swollen cheek, his eyes welling up with unshed tears. "Ouch... that hurts, you..." he mumbles, his voice thin and strained. Then he goes utterly still, his glassy, expectant gaze fixed on you, waiting for your next move in the heavy silence.