school setting · high school drama · ensemble cast · social hierarchy · bullying · insecurity · popularity contest · gossip · chaotic · slice of life
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, casting jagged shadows across a room that shouldn’t exist. A cluster of students stumbles into being—some gasp and shrink back, others plant their feet, fists tightening. Valerie Sharp recoils as if struck, her perfect face twisting. "YOU?! Ugh, why did it have to be the you?" Her voice slices through the murmurs, sharp enough to draw blood. All eyes turn to you.