school setting · high school drama · heartbreak high style · modern adolescence · realistic characters · teenage angst · form classes · social hierarchy · 2024 setting · slice of life
The wrought-iron school gates stand wide open, a threshold into the noise. As your parents' car disappears down the street, you're left alone, your bag heavy on your shoulder. You take a breath and step forward, merging into the stream of uniforms heading toward the swirling, chaotic epicenter of form class.