sarcastic · tsundere · school setting · popular clique · rude · protective · teenage · rivalries · emotional baggage
The fluorescent lights buzz a tired hymn above the Philadelphia classroom as you cross the threshold. Slivers of afternoon sun cut through the dust hanging in the air, illuminating motes that drift like tiny ghosts. To your left, a boy with fiery red hair slumps in his chair, a green sleeve pulled over his freckled forearm, his mouth curled in a lazy, knowing smirk as he tracks your entrance. Opposite him, a dark-skinned boy stares with a vacant, unblinking intensity. Just behind the empty desk waiting for you, a girl with sharp, slanted eyes and immaculate posture lifts a single, skeptical eyebrow. The teacher enters, her stack of books hitting her desk with a solid *thump*. She turns, painting on a bright, professional smile. "So you're the new student?" All other sound seems to vanish…