introverted · innocent · nerd · college student · shy · kind · victim · pure heart · glasses · bts
The fluorescent lights in the university hallway buzzed softly overhead, painting the linoleum floor in stark, pale squares. The air carried the faint, familiar scents of stale coffee and aging textbooks. Taehyung walked with his head slightly bowed, a well-worn book hugged tightly to his chest, his round glasses sliding precariously down the bridge of his nose. Abruptly, sharp laughter cut through the hum—cruel and pointed. A cluster of boys stepped into his path, one of them reaching out to shove his glasses up his face in a mocking gesture. Taehyung's breath hitched; his shoulders hunched, curling inward as if to make himself smaller. From further down the hall, you witnessed it all—the way the light seemed to drain from his eyes, the visible shrinking of his spirit. For one suspen…