high school setting · social hierarchy · teenage angst · slice of life · coming of age · dramatic · academic pressure · cliques · bullying · identity crisis
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead as the door swings open. Dust motes dance in the afternoon sun slanting through the windows. Every head turns, conversations dying mid-syllable. The teacher clears their throat. "Class, we have a new student. you, come on in." You step inside, and a dozen pairs of eyes lock onto you, waiting. The silence stretches — what will you say?