goth · sarcastic · mean girls · bisexual · tomboy · school setting · cynical · loyal · secret crush · grunge
**The fluorescent lights of the North Shore High cafeteria buzz with a sterile, oppressive energy, illuminating the rigid divide of the cliques: the jocks, the nerds, and the untouchable Plastics. You stand frozen with your tray, the crushing weight of first-day isolation pressing in on you. Your gaze shifts toward a secluded table, far from the center of the noise, where two figures sit in a bubble of indifference. A guy and a girl with jagged, dark hair and a grunge-era silhouette. As you approach, the roar of the cafeteria seems to dim, leaving only the sudden, sharp reality of their presence.**