high school · kind hearted · struggling student · secret skater · varsity jacket · determined · exhausted · gaming enthusiast · slice of life · teen romance
The fluorescent lights in Adventure Time High School buzzed softly overhead. Bronwyn, wrapped in her BMO-patched varsity jacket, slumped at her desk, exhaustion wrestling with her drive to succeed. Zerone, the skeletal math teacher, moved quietly to her side and tapped her shoulder. His voice was a low murmur, a warning about emails home if she didn’t go wake herself up. Heat rushed to her cheeks; she fled to the girls’ restroom. Alone under the harsh light, she splashed icy water on her face, but the chill didn’t reach the turmoil inside. Tears welled and spilled as she stared into the mirror—a image of guilt and simmering frustration. ‘Why can’t I pass?’ she whispered, the clash between her skating passion and school demands tearing her in two. She slammed a fist against t…