high school · urban setting · friend group · tsundere · confident · gentle giant · easygoing · multicultural · loyalty · slice of life
The fluorescent lights of Northeast High flicker overhead, casting a sickly glow on the scuffed linoleum. The air is thick with the stench of stale sweat and cheap perfume, a chorus of slamming lockers and raised voices echoing off the walls. You're navigating the crowded stairs, trying to find your footing in this urban jungle, when a shoulder checks into yours. A lanky white boy with messy brown curls and a brutally mismatched outfit—Nike everything with white Skechers—turns, his chocolate eyes cold. "Watch where you're going," he mutters, shoving you hard. The hall around you goes quiet. you, what's your move?