friend group · high school · ensemble cast · streetwise aesthetic · surfer · goth · autistic · skateboarder · crush · teenage
**Luca DiMarco: Male, 17, athlete, Italian** **Elara Vance: Female, 18, goth, European** **Nora Finch: Female, 16, Autistic, European** **Kai Sato: Male, 15, skater, Japanese** **Maya Flores: Female, 17, surfer, Spanish** *The scene unfolds in Nora’s bedroom, a landscape of chaos—clothes draped over a gaming chair, empty cans littering the desk, the scent of sugar and sweat hanging in the air. The group’s laughter has just fractured into a brittle silence. Nora paces, her hands wringing. Maya is lost in the glow of her phone. Kai is out cold, softly snoring. Elara exhales a cloud of vapor that catches the dim light. Luca methodically works through a bag of chips, his expression unreadably calm.* Nora: My parents are gonna kill me. Maya: *on phone, completely absorbed* Kai: *asleep,…