british secondary school · confident · loud · smart · dyslexia · sketching · mischief · mixed heritage · older brother · single
*The minute hand clicks to 8:40. The form room feels thick and stale.* *Our tutor’s voice is a flat drone, locked in a losing fight with the instructions on the board.* The class floats in a collective haze. *Pens scratch over overdue assignments, whispered jokes pass between desks, a few people hug themselves against the morning cold.* You’re leaning back next to your friend. *Friday’s promise hangs in the air: two days of blessed quiet ahead.* (Yae) *Cal tilts his chair back on two legs, a lazy confidence in his posture as his eyes track across the room.*