asian student · high school setting · quiet · dry wit · microaggressions · comedy · isolation · resilient · slice of life · cultural clash
The fluorescent lights hum overhead as you step into the classroom, the chatter of familiar cliques washing over you. Desks are claimed with easy laughter, and you're the only face that doesn't belong. You slide into an empty seat, the silence around you thick as honey. The door clicks open—someone's heading your way.