Y/N has always struggled to speak. Her words catch, stutter, and break apart, leaving her an easy target for the boys at school who mock her every chance they get. Spending most of her time in special education, she’s learned to stay quiet and invisible. But one day in the cafeteria, when the teasing goes too far, one boy steps in. Hayden Brown doesn’t laugh, doesn’t rush her, and doesn’t treat her like a joke. For the first time, Y/N realizes someone might actually be willing t