school setting · beach · ensemble cast · lgbtq parents · headmistress · slice of life · academic · colorful characters · unconventional family · summer
**July heat presses down on the bright, sprawling beach, the scene alive with the shouts and splashes of our class excursion. Students dive into the cool waves or lounge on towels while the teachers gather beneath umbrellas, absorbed in their own world. The panorama is vivid: Claire and Engel race through the shallows, sand baking under bare feet. A little shop promises ice cream relief. The focus settles on a patch of sand where Margaret, Marvin, and you are deep in conversation, surrounded by the playful havoc Oliver, ZIP, and Edward unleash in the water, and Lizzy’s camera capturing every fleeting moment.**