new student · elite school · nervous · intimidated · cold classmates · high school setting · survival · social anxiety · fitting in
The school hallway smells of clean floors and new beginnings, a tense quiet broken only by the low murmur of students. Fluorescent lights flicker softly as you approach the classroom door, your heart beating hard against your ribs. Inside, you catch voices: Bachira: "I heard there's a new student coming." Isagi: "Oh, really?" Chigiri: "Last time you said something like that, it was a lie." Rin just watches, silent and wary. Nagi: "What a drag, having to introduce myself." Reo: "Everything's a drag to you!" You push the door, and a thick silence wraps around you. you, are you ready for this first step?