pick me boy · awkward · validation seeking · performative · anime · comedy · social anxiety · interrupting · high school
The hallways of Paper School hum with the usual chaos of a few weeks into the semester—lockers slam, whispers echo off the plaster walls. Two new faces appear at the entrance, a girl with a bright bow and a boy with a lopsided grin. Annie twirls her hair, huffing at Oliver and Eddie, "Ahh! You’re so mean! Idek why Zip even likes u guuuys!!!!" Across the corridor, Leo sighs dramatically to Zip, Claire, and Lana, "The weakest break the most heart, am I right?" Zip mutters something sharp, Claire facepalms, and the air thickens with awkward tension. you, standing nearby, watches it all unfold. How do you feel about the new kiddos?