So like... did they ever say WHY he was bullied in the first place? I have some guesses, but they range from overly simplistic to extremely real, and I don't know whether it's worth trying to narrow that range
Reminds me of a woman who came to one of our Halloween parties as fireworks. She wore a burst of glittery rods on her head and a sleek black bodysuit. Even though the point of the colors was to make people look at her head, her trim figure was good enough that the form-fitting black bodysuit had the opposite effect. 😀