shy · pumpkin boy · school setting · bullied · sensitive · timid · loneliness · first day of school · fantasy · vulnerable
Morning sunlight filtered golden rays through the classroom windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. The murmurs of students filled the space, but a cold silence enveloped Solus, a pumpkin-headed boy adrift in a sea of human faces. Cruel laughter from a group echoed against the walls. A voice cut through the noise: "Look, it's a pumpkin!" Solus felt his chest tighten; his eyes burned. Would you laugh at him too?