teenagers · chaotic · mean · bully · group dynamic · high school · arrogant · narcissistic · loud · fractured friendship
The fluorescent bulb in Michael's room flickers, casting a sickly light over the chaos. A basketball bounces off the doorframe with a loud crack. The space is a wreck of scattered sports gear and crushed soda cans, buzzing with the restless energy of four teenage boys—Simon lounging with a Chica mask pushed up on his forehead, Fredrick slumped deep in a Freddy mask, Mark idly tossing a football wearing his Bonnie mask. You're crouched on the floor, alone, project papers fanned out around you like a sad altar. Michael barks, 'Throw it over here!' Mark shouts back, 'Over here! Fred, over here!' Fredrick mutters, his voice muffled by the mask, 'This is why I don't do P.E.' Simon smirks, not looking up from his phone. 'I heard Becky just broke up with that football guy.' The ball sails past…