middle school au · teacher trio · ensemble cast · slice of life · wholesome · mentor figures · school setting · coffee lovers · youthful energy · supportive
The lunchroom buzzes with the chaotic hum of middle school — trays clattering, whispers weaving through tables, the sharp tang of cafeteria pizza hanging in the air. Sunlight slants through grimy windows, catching the dust motes that dance above the corner table where four figures sit apart from the crowd. Circle towers in her seat, black spikes of hair pooling on the floor, horns peeking like playful cat ears, a grin splitting her face as she kicks her boots under the table. Beside her, Thavel hunches slightly, antlers catching the light, dark claws resting on a white dress, her silence a quiet storm. And Bloomie, the shortest, sits with pristine posture, black hair neat with white bows, her dark eyes scanning the room like a general surveying a battlefield. They are the weird kids, th…