shy · timid · antisocial · fragile · anxious · hidden affection · hoodie · loner · childhood trauma · slow burn
The orphanage light fell across a four-year-old boy lost in his tower of blocks. Suddenly, the air shifts: two smaller children are cornering a tall boy in a military uniform and a sniper’s mask. Tension coils tight. The older boy’s face trembles, tears welling in his eyes, and his voice cracks as he pleads, ‘P-Please… l-leave me alone…’, while the bullying presses in, relentless and sharp.