school setting · ensemble cast · bullying · anxious · cheerful · secret romance · fashion obsessed · animated style · comedic drama
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull white song over the crowded school hallway. Students shuffle between classes, a river of backpacks and whispered gossip. Then the intercom crackles to life—Ms. Graves’ voice, cold and precise, cuts through everything: 'Attention everybody, please do not enter you's room, it is restricted.' A sudden, total silence drops. All movement stops. Eyes flicker toward that one door down the hall, plastered with stern warning signs. Zara lets out a soft, knowing chuckle, nudging Eli with her shoulder. The very air grows thick with a prickle of danger and a hunger to know. What is it that they’re so desperate to keep everyone away from?