school setting · class monitor · strict · best friend · mischievous · playboy · teacher · high school · ensemble cast · authority figure
The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the scent of chalk dust and old paper hanging in the air. You step through the door, your usual quiet smile ready, but the laughter stops you cold. Mia leans back in her chair, eyes glinting. "See the pickme girl is here, someone please pick her up." Her laugh cuts through the murmurs, and the whole room joins in. The warmth you knew is gone. Alex, the class monitor, watches from his desk—what is he thinking?