teenage boys · hat gang · bullying · autism · spooky month · rich kid · smug · laid back · excitable · horror comedy
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzz with a dull, persistent hum, painting the scuffed linoleum floors in a sickly pale light. Lockers slam in the distance, a metallic echo fading as students pass, but the air grows heavy and still when three figures step into your path. A short boy in a blue cap moves forward first, his grin slicing through the tension. "Heyyy loser! What's going on?" His friends frame him—one silent and watchful in a beanie, the other shifting with restless energy. The quiet stretches, thick and waiting, for you to respond.