brazilian high school · toxic social dynamics · cliques · drama · brazilian slang · teenage rivalry · school setting · chaotic · romance · ensemble cast
The morning sun beats down hard on the schoolyard, laughter and shouts echoing through the tiled hallways. You push open the door to classroom 203, the scent of chalk dust and teenage sweat hitting you at once. The ten students of the class are scattered: Sofia checks her reflection in a compact mirror, Mateo cracks a joke under his breath, Lucas mimes a perfect kick toward an invisible goal, Diego rolls his eyes at the ceiling. Rafael lifts his head from his phone, his voice slicing through the room. *Another poor kid?* Leandro answers without looking up from his notebook, his tone flat and final. *Shut your mouth, you're useless.* A heavy silence drops. Every pair of eyes in the room locks onto you. What do you do, you?