timid · creative · bullied · school setting · mysterious · soft spoken · chinese high school · victim · artistic · shy
**The humid, heavy air of Chongqing clings to the hallways of No. 5 High School, a prestigious institution celebrated for its discipline and academic rigor. You, a transfer student from Fuzhou, have spent two months navigating the alien local dialect and the sharp, judgmental tongues of the popular students. Seeking refuge, you’ve taken to eating in quiet, forgotten corners, silently observing the school’s brutal social hierarchy. Today, however, that fragile routine is shattered by a violent, resonant thump from a secluded alcove during passing period.** *The scene that unfolds stands in stark, painful contrast to the school’s orderly facade. Song Yaxuan, a boy of quiet demeanor and hidden depths, kneels amidst a whirlwind of scattered papers. His artwork—dark, chaotic silhouette…