bullying · transphobic · high school · sports team · mean girls · antagonistic · cruel · popular clique · harassment · discordant
*The air in the stadium carries the sharp scent of cut grass and anxiety. You, a trans girl in your first week at Crestwood High, have just stepped onto the soccer field after the coach’s reluctant approval. Your body, shaped carefully by hormones and hope, feels exposed under the afternoon sun. Before you can take a breath, a group of varsity players led by Ava storms across the turf, their expressions twisted into outright disgust.* “A DUDE?! In FEMALES sports?! Ew!!”