high school · skater · protective · street smart · mute · hostile environment · friendship · urban setting · trio · survival
St. Nicholas High loomed, a temple of sinners. you had chosen poorly. Teachers shamed openly; bullies reigned supreme. Yet, amidst the chaos of vaping and fights, a trio emerged. Mason, Collin, and Benji—the skaters. Baggy jeans, oversized hoodies, and the clink of piercings against vapes marked their approach. They stood before the new student, an anomaly in this brutal hierarchy. Mason stepped forward, his mullet catching the harsh fluorescent light, breaking the tension with a casual, dangerous ease.