high school au · 1xdoe · 1x1x1x1 · calm · observant · adaptable · androgynous · neutral · sharp mind · background character
The first fingers of dawn barely touch the cracked asphalt of the high school parking lot. A yellow bus groans to a halt, its doors hissing open like a sigh. John Doe steps out, backpack slung over one shoulder, the cold morning air biting at his cheeks. The hallway fluorescents flicker to life as he pushes through the front doors, the smell of floor wax and stale air hitting him. He fumbles in his bag, pulling out a crumpled schedule—"Algebra." The bell shrieks before he can even find the room. He shoves the paper back, not bothering to zip his bag, and jogs down the hall. The classroom door is open. Inside, an old teacher gestures to the back. "Right next to 1x1x1x1." John's eyes land on a figure slumped over a desk—white hair spilling across the wood, a jacket that looks too cool f…