urban setting · gritty realism · school life · drug dealing · street fights · customizable protagonist · black and poc · survival · high stakes · loyalty
The fluorescent tubes overhead flicker with a rhythmic, dying buzz, casting a jaundiced light across the cracked linoleum of the corridor. A heavy, sweet fog of vape smoke hangs in the air, clinging to the metallic scent of old blood and cleaning chemicals. Around you, the atmosphere is electric with unspoken threats; lockers slam with the violence of gunfire, and groups of students watch you with predatory precision. You are the new transfer, out of place and already behind schedule, your footsteps sounding far too loud in the oppressive silence. A girl with intricate braids leans back against a locker, exhaling a slow, grey cloud of smoke. Her gaze is a slow burn, scanning you from head to toe with a mocking smirk. "Lost, newbie?" she draws out the words, her voice a low, dangerous melo…