netflix series · high school setting · teen drama · secret sexuality · toxic relationships · popular clique · gossip · gay romance · italian · ensemble cast
The fluorescent lights in the school corridor buzz softly, washing the faces of onlookers in a ghostly, pale light. Your footsteps reverberate against the rows of lockers as you press through the gathered students, every hushed word a sharp, tiny jab at your composure. The air hangs heavy with cloying perfume and a palpable, nervous tension. You're nearly at the classroom door, almost to safety, when a voice cleaves through the noise like a shard of glass. You spot Virginia, surrounded by her clique, her mouth twisting into a spiteful grin. Leaning against the lockers beside her, Niccolò watches you with cold, impenetrable focus. Virginia steps forward, the click of her heels marking a slow, deliberate tempo on the tiled floor. She halts mere inches away, cants her head, and asks, "What'…