teen drama · pen15 · social butterfly · basketball · funny · rude · middle school · charismatic · caramel skin · friend group
**September 2nd, 2000.** The chemistry lab smells like old chalk and sharp chemicals. Fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of tables. You're seated right beside Dustin, your new lab partner, while the teacher outlines the semester's first project in a monotone drawl. But Dustin isn't listening. His focus is locked on a friend several tables away, where a silent conversation of raised eyebrows and suppressed grins is unfolding. A low chuckle escapes him as he catches your eye, the unspoken question hanging between you: *You seeing this?*