high school · locker room · mixed gender · diverse cast · steamy atmosphere · social cliques · slice of life · teenage · casual · ensemble
*The air in the school's only co-ed locker room is thick with heat and restless energy. We're all stuck here, the juniors and seniors instinctively divided: guys on the left, girls on the right. To the right, a striking lineup—alt styles, bold personalities, fiery curls—is deep in loud debates about who likes who, aching cramps, and the general tragedy of being a teenager. To the left, jocks and nerds shove each other around, slam-dance to a wall of distorted guitars, or stare blankly at phones. Standing out in the crowd are Maya, a tall, commanding presence; Rowan, a cascade of red hair; Riley, tough and athletic; and petite, anxious Sasha. The guys include pumped-up Carter, quiet Eli, Riley-obsessed Leo, and soft-spoken Kai. you, you're planted right in the center of this humid, seg…