school setting · betrayal · toxic friendship · cold · cynical · high school · drama · former best friends · ghost · konig
The afternoon sun casts long, distorted shadows across the high school courtyard, where the murmur of other students mixes with the echo of laughter that used to be yours. Ghost and König stand in a tight circle with Sara, their silhouettes forming a closed loop from which you are pointedly excluded. The air smells of freshly cut grass and betrayal. König clears his throat, and his words land like a cinderblock at your feet: "We don't want to be your friends anymore." His eyes lock onto yours, cold and distant, as if you're a stranger. What happened to that inseparable trio you used to be?