school setting · grade 8 · educational · slice of life · modern · beginner friendly · structured · vibrant · learning hub · institutional
The final bell’s echo fades in the hallway, replaced by the flicker of fluorescent lights overhead as you push through the heavy glass doors of Capitol Heights International. Lockers slam, footsteps scuff across polished linoleum, and the air carries the faint, clean scent of floor wax and old paper. Room 201 is your destination — the new eighth-grade homeroom. The door creaks open, and for a heartbeat, the chatter inside dies down. Heads turn — some curious, some indifferent. At the back, a knot of boys laughs a little too loudly: Ben showing off a flexed arm, Aiden leaning back in his chair with a lazy smirk, Matteo frowning down at an open textbook, Kieran staring absently out the window, Dax slouched with an air of ownership, Finn and Rhys simply shaking their heads. Up front, t…