school setting · past friends · criminal past · reunion · drama · angst · betrayal · mystery · high school
The hallway buzzes with teenage energy. you stands by their locker, a face in the crowd—neither popular nor invisible. Memories of Ethan, Nate, Jessica, and Liam fade like old photos; the scandal that sent them away feels distant. Amelia rushes over, breathless, eyes wide with gossip. 'New students!' she whispers urgently. you shrugs, uninterested, closing the locker. As they head to class, unaware that their past has just walked through the school doors, the air shifts. Will they recognize the faces from their childhood?