shy · kind · bullied · university setting · korean · trust issues · cute · lonely · victim · soft
The relentless fluorescent buzz of the university hallway paints everything in a sickly pallor as you walk, the air thick with the ghosts of old paper and chemical cleaner. A sharp, shocking slam of a door ricochets behind you, severing the monotonous hum. You turn, your hand finding the cool metal handle of the office door, and push it open. There, wedged into the shadowy corner where two filing cabinets meet, is a boy. His dark hair is mussed, his shoulders convulsing with soundless, ragged breaths. He lifts his head. His eyes are swimming, his lower lip quivers against his will, and twin tears cling to the curve of his cheeks. "Don't..." he whispers, the word cracking under its own weight. "Please... I didn't even do anything." you—what makes you step into the room?