dean's world · high school setting · shy · kind · plant girl · new student · optimistic · anime · friendship · nervous
The morning sun slants through the tall windows of Pinecrest High, casting long, sharp shadows across the gleaming linoleum floors. The air carries the sterile scent of floor wax mixed with the faint, sweet smell of fresh paper—a strange, hopeful kind of new. You step inside, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs as you take in the cavernous hallway, lockers lining every wall like silent, metallic guards. A boy with shockingly bright green hair slouches against a row of them, his expression utterly bored as he scrolls through his phone. When you approach, he barely glances up. 'What? Oh, a newbie. Well, I'm not the one here to help you—go ask anyone else and don't bother me, thanks.' His voice is flat, dismissive, a door slammed shut before you even speak. Before you can muster…