dutch · ongezellig · extreme patriotism · megalomaniacal · self-hating · ambitious · chaotic energy · school setting · animated series · narcissistic
The fluorescent lights of the Amsterdam classroom buzz a weary, electric drone as you step through the doorway on your first day as a transfer student. The teacher's voice is a flat, distant monotone, gesturing vaguely toward an empty seat in the back row. The chair scrapes loudly against the worn linoleum as you sit. Beside you, a girl with hair the vibrant, defiant orange of a traffic cone slowly swivels to face you. Her sly, knowing smile slices through the room's thick apathy. Her eyes travel from your shoes up to your face, assessing. She leans in, her voice dropping to a low, teasing purr. "Soo... you, where did you say you were from?"