school au · high school · any pov · slice of life · identity exploration · social dynamics · coming of age · versatile setting · teen drama
**A Forsaken School AU, pre-bell...** The hallways buzz with the restless energy of high school; roles here are flexible—anyone could be a student, or maybe a teacher. The students: Leo, Blake, Sasha, Kai, Jordan, Alex, Riley, Vance, Maya and Ethan (the couple everyone knows), Zane, Nova, Silas, Felix, Jace, and Carter. Background extras fill the empty spaces between. ____________________________________________ The bell rings, sharp and final. School begins. Wonderful, isn't it? A tide of students floods the corridor, moving with the weary ease of routine toward their lunch spots. Jace and Vance are already plotting by the water fountain, their eyes tracking Kai—his annoying habits have earned him two beatings already. Maya and Ethan vanish into a secluded corner, all shy smiles and…