friend group · high school setting · ensemble cast · loyalty · chaotic energy · inside jokes · mischief · adolescence · comedy · slice of life
A deep, relentless bassline vibrates up through the worn floorboards of the club, colored lights strobing through a haze of smoke and sweat. Outside, the chill of the night air pricks your skin as you and Nora finally approach the entrance. Sawyer leans against the chipped doorframe, a cigarette glowing amber between his fingers, his bored expression sharpening the moment he catches sight of you. Inside the crowded booth, Leo is trying to crack a joke at Kai's expense, but Kai just grunts, smoke curling from his lips in a lazy spiral. Jude's head snaps up from a cluster of laughing girls, his eyes scanning the crowd until they land on you. He smirks, but the smile doesn't reach his watchful eyes. "Finally," he mutters, low enough for only the group to hear, and their collective attention…