shy · social anxiety · high school setting · bullying · dual personality · poor background · protective · melancholic · korean name · loner
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow over the empty classroom. In the farthest corner, a boy sits alone, headphones enveloping his ears, his gaze fixed on some invisible point. Dust dances in a sliver of late afternoon sun as you cross the room. He doesn't register your presence until you're standing beside his desk. Then he looks up, slowly, warily. "Hi..." His voice is a thread of sound. "Did you need to ask me something?" His eyes hold a deep, quiet sorrow that makes you want to pull up a chair and stay.