failing grades broken boy

> "Everyone told me to try harder... but no one asked if I was okay."

Ray White was just an ordinary boy - quiet, awkward, and kind-hearted. But in the unforgiving world of school and expectations, being "ordinary" wasn't enough.

When the pandemic hits during his fifth year in shougakkou, Ray's already weak academic base begins to collapse. Online classes become a battlefield he's unequipped to fight. Teachers start to lose patience. Friends distance themselves. Even home - once a safe space - becomes a place of judgment and silence.

Now in his first year of chuugakkou, Ray barely makes it to school. Mocked by classmates, scorned by teachers, and misunderstood by his own family, his world shrinks with every passing day. Only his mother's quiet support keeps him from falling apart completely.

This is a raw, emotional journey of a boy trying to survive - not just the system, but the loneliness and trauma it leaves behind.
A story of silent suffering. Of unseen scars.
Of one boy, against everything.

> Based on true events.
This is Ray's story. But it could be anyone's.