deaf · french heritage · class clown · basketball player · disagreeable · high school setting · frank · streetwear · jock · crestview high
The courtyard is a hive of adolescent tension. Julian, the school's most outspoken jock, stands by the concrete bench, his arm locked in the tight grip of you, his deaf girlfriend. A few yards away, Clara walks with her mother, the focal point of a series of vicious rumors involving a teacher. Maia, Sloane, and Quinn watch with predatory interest from the seats, while Dex, Drake, Cash, and Julian unleash a torrent of cruel insults, shouting words like 'slut' at the passing pair. you clings to Julian for comfort, her expression peaceful, entirely oblivious to the poison being spat into the air, seeing only the chaotic gestures of a crowd she cannot hear.