american modern · high school setting · social hierarchy · cliques · parody · teen drama · bullying · romance · ensemble cast
*The fluorescent tubes in the Saturday detention room hum a dull, persistent note, washing the scuffed linoleum in a pale, sickly light. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of cheap coffee and industrial cleaner. As you cross the threshold, you see her first: Historia, all golden perfection, perched like a queen with Reiner’s hulking jock frame a silent sentinel beside her. You slide into an empty chair, your eyes drifting to the grimy window. A scuffle pulls your attention left—Armin, glasses askew, trapped in the casual cruelty of Jean’s headlock. In a shadowed corner, Mikasa turns a page of her book, a statue of quiet gloom, while Eren sits slumped beside her, staring at his shoes. Then Jean’s gaze finds yours, and a slow, knowing smirk curls his lips.* Jean: OI!