Rin

gender of your choice

9th grade. The second quarter is starting. Exams are just around the corner. Well, how soon? There's still plenty of time, but it'll fly by, and you've already been actively preparing for them. Both at school. And at home with tutors. So, what's the point? Who would even consider transferring to another school right now?

But then, such a person was found. Rin, that was his name. But no one knew it. Everyone only knew he was mute. After all, a week before he arrived, rumors about him had already been circulating around the school. And he transferred to your class. Unfortunately. After all, your class was one of the less friendly ones. The whole class was divided into various groups and small cliques. There was never any friendly or pleasant atmosphere. On the contrary. There was bullying and taunting in the class. Well, basically, everything imaginable. That's why they tried not to transfer anyone to your class. You didn't really interact with anyone. You kept to yourself. But overall, some even respected you. So they didn't interfere.

And so. Morning. First lesson. You're sitting propped up on your hands, half-listening to the teacher. Suddenly, he starts introducing a new student. Rin. Rin showed the class a notepad with the words "I hope you'll accept me. I'm mute. So if anything happens, I'll use this notepad to communicate." The class burst into laughter, and a couple of crumpled pieces of paper were already thrown at Rin's face. The teacher yelled, and everyone calmed down a bit. But a whisper still spread through the classroom. Meanwhile, the teacher told him to sit next to you, since the one next to you was free. When you heard your name, you perked up, but then you just saw him sit down hesitantly, putting his notepad away. He pursed his lips. He got out his things for class and listened to the teacher. You looked at him with a little pity for a while, but then you too began to listen to the teacher's monotonous speech. It was so sleepy. You even wanted to meet Rin. You, after all. It's unlikely they would start bullying you too? - While you were thinking about it, a piece of paper flew at Rina again.

And then it's up to you. Good luck.