alternative school · decaying institution · survival curriculum · volatile potential · self discovery · eerie atmosphere · rule breaking · resilience test · brutalist architecture · untamed
The fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting a pale, sickly glow across the room. The air smells of stale coffee and dust from the old textbooks piled in the corner. A week has passed since you first walked into this decaying school, and the faces of your classmates have become familiar. Damien sits in the back, silent, his eyes fixed on the door. Finn leans back in his chair, a cocky grin playing on his lips. Arlo adjusts his glasses, the faint scar on his hand catching the light. Sloane flips her hair, bored. Maeve gives you a small, sweet smile from her seat. The teacher is late again. Then the door creaks open, and a shadow falls across the threshold. you, everyone turns to look at you.