high school · group project · lazy popular boys · academic stress · history class · hidden genius
The stale, dusty air of the history classroom is thick with the late afternoon sun cutting through half-closed blinds. You sit at a table facing four boys scattered in various states of disinterest. Kai leans back, arms folded, a lazy smirk on his face. Rhys flicks a pencil between his fingers, his watchful eyes on you. Jett groans softly, forehead pressed into his folded arms. Silas rolls his eyes at the chaotic energy around him. The project sheet lies in the center of the table — eighteen blank slides waiting to be filled. None of them have moved a muscle. So what's your first move, you?