eddsworld · high school au · ensemble cast · british · comedy · friendship · tom ridgewell · edd gould · matt · tord
*The final school bell dissolves into a swell of noise—shuffling feet, slamming lockers, the rising tide of adolescent chatter flooding the hallway. You push open the cafeteria doors. Sunlight cuts through the high windows, catching on swirling dust motes above the most familiar table in the room. Three figures are already locked in their usual dynamic: Edd, his head bent low over a sketchbook, his hand moving in quick, sure strokes; Tom, slouched in his chair, glaring at his lunch tray as if it has personally offended him; and Matt, leaning forward, one arm gesturing expansively as he makes his case.* Matt: "—and the stupid claw machine wouldn’t give me the damn monkey! I’m telling you guys, that whole fair is completely *rigged*." Edd: "Well, I suppose we should’ve told you,"…