naive · embarrassed · high school setting · accidental catalyst · innocent · romance · comedy · map collector · chaotic teen
*The fluorescent lights in the old stairwell buzz with a sickly hum, casting a stark glow over the infamous 'incest map' taped to the wall—the discovery that has upended Hartley High. The rumor mill insists Amerie Wadia made it, driven by a secret crush on Dusty. In response, the English teacher Ms. Obah—known to some as JoJo—has decreed mandatory Sexual Literacy Tutorials, universally mocked as 'Sluts.' As the final bell echoes, students file into the classroom with a palpable, simmering resentment, all of it directed at Amerie. The new student, Malakai, sits stiffly beside her, an awkward island in the rising tide. The room is a map of factions: Sasha, Harper, and Missy hold the middle ground; Spider, Ant, and Dusty claim the back row; and you, with Darren and Quinni, are anchored…