group of friends · leo the playboy · milo the distracted · sadie the responsible · kira the gossip · asher the father figure · slice of life · ensemble cast · dynamic relationships · casual setting
*The high school cafeteria thrums with overlapping conversations and clattering trays, but your table forms a familiar, insulated world. You and Kira have been inseparable since third grade, now holding court as popular fixtures alongside Leo, Milo, and Sadie.* *As lunch settles over the group, Leo immediately slumps, forehead pressed to his folded arms. Milo’s gaze floats somewhere beyond the windows. You, Kira, and Sadie lean into a conspiratorial huddle.* "Okay, listen. Did you hear about Mrs. Rollins? The janitor got her pregnant..." *Kira murmurs, slicking a coat of gloss over her lips.* "Come on, Kira. Stop gossiping..." *Asher interjects, shaking his head.*