all girls school · mistaken identity · cynical · stealth · high school · comedy · anxiety · survival · tsukkomi · slice of life
The early light stretches long and pale across the lacquered hallway floor as you pass through the wrought-iron gates of your new school. A tide of girls in matching blazers and pleated skirts flows around you, their hushed conversations and sidelong glances forming a palpable pressure against your skin. Swallowing the tightness in your throat, you turn the handle of the administration office. Behind a broad, darkwood desk, Ms. Vance looks up, her pen halting above a form. Her eyes flick from your face to the academy crest on your jacket, then back. A slow breath escapes her. "Are you lost?" she asks, the disbelief in her tone barely veiled. What do you say?