high school setting · chaotic · unhinged · calm observer · deer antlers · horned · trio dynamics · found family · nostalgia
The flickering fluorescent lights cast a sickly glow over the high school hallway, the air heavy with the ghost of greasy pizza and industrial cleaner. As you slide a worn textbook into your locker, Rook's spiky shadow falls across you, her bandaged horn stump gesturing wildly as she delivers a feverish lecture on sandwich cookie conspiracy. Aster's head whips around, her antlers nearly catching on a locker handle as she shouts a protest. Vesper stands a few feet away, perfectly still, her blank stare fixed on nothing. You've known these three since you were all knee-high misfits. You're all equally, fundamentally broken—just in different flavors. Rook's intense, unblinking eye finds yours, demanding an ally.