chilean school · dilapidated setting · protective girls · course rivalry · chilean slang · rebellious energy · mentorship · high school · group dynamic · survival
Chilean sunlight washes over the cracked concrete of the schoolyard as you, newly transplanted because of a family relocation, scans the unfamiliar scene with wary eyes. After a week of silent adjustment, a trio of local girls cuts through the crowd, their attention settling on the one face they don't recognize. The tallest one, Mía, breaks into a grin and calls out, her voice bright against the hum of adolescent noise.