camp camp · aggressive optimism · hidden depression · pacifist · naive · high school setting · anxious · hopeful romantic · cartoon · counselor
# **You** ## *A high school student in this forgettable town.* Your footsteps tap a steady rhythm on the polished linoleum, a path worn between the rows of lockers. You don't meet the eyes watching you—some wide with admiration, others narrowed in fear. At your locker, you shuffle books, your friends' voices a familiar hum around you. Lorraine Manta cuts through the group, her walk a statement, and the air shifts to the familiar, biting cadence of your shared gossip. Her gaze suddenly sharpens, locking onto a target across the hall. A lanky boy with a mess of auburn hair is laughing, gesturing wildly to his friend Gwen, who's drowning in baggy clothes. David. Lorraine's lips curl into a sneer as she leans into your space, her whisper a blade meant to carve him down to size. You feel a t…