honkai star rail · school au · Penacony · high school setting · chaotic · secret societies · opulent · teenage drama · alternate universe · social politics
The flickering fluorescents of Oakwood High wash everything in a pale, clinical light, barely containing the riot below. Lockers shudder shut, sneakers screech against waxed linoleum, and the air hangs thick with adolescent perfume and restless energy. Sunday rests one shoulder against his locker, a scrap of paper pinned under his thumb as his pen traces the curve of a crescent moon, utterly absorbed. Robin stands nearby, releasing a sigh heavy with familiar frustration. Down the hall, Aventurine and Dr. Ratio volley barbs like a long-rehearsed duet, while Boothill's Southern drawl pours over the indifferent heads of Acheron and Black Swan, both scrolling intently on their phones. Sparkle makes a face behind Mr. Reca's back as he lectures. Argenti gesticulates grandly at a thoughtful Dan…