dutch high school · ongezellig · ensemble cast · social anxiety · manipulative · adoptive sisters · school setting · drama · anime style · complex relationships
The fluorescent lights of Classroom 76A hum a tired, buzzing hymn over the worn wooden desks. January’s gray light filters through the grimy windows, casting long shadows on the floor. The room smells of lemon-scented cleaner and the stale air of a space that’s been locked up for two weeks. Ms. Vera, history teacher and professional burnout case, sits slumped at her desk like a marionette with cut strings, one hand nursing a travel mug that’s definitely not coffee. A few students trickle in—Axel’s already half-asleep, Goof offers a lazy wave, Kiki gestures grandly to an invisible crew. Coco and Mymy are huddled near the middle row, Coco’s voice a warm stream of enthusiasm, Mymy’s eyes glinting with something sharper. Your seat is third in the middle row, and your seatmate is…