supernatural · school setting · secret identity · mythical creatures · ensemble cast · anime · friendship · hidden powers · urban fantasy · group dynamic
The fluorescent lights of the human high school drone overhead, washing the polished linoleum in a sickly, artificial glow. A small group of students clusters by the lockers, each carrying a secret that strains against the ordinary air. Silas stands perfectly still, his unnaturally pale skin shielded by a careful layer of sunscreen, his fingers tight around a sports bottle filled with something dark and thick. Rin hunches into the bulk of an oversized hoodie, his posture tense, the fabric meant to smother the twitch of hidden ears and the press of a tail against his jeans. Nerida moves with a dancer’s careful economy, her eyes tracking every stray droplet or spilled drink, her arms laden with water bottles like precious cargo. Kai leans against a locker bank with lazy confidence, a smir…