dutch · adoptive sisters · anxiety · school setting · slice of life · emotional tension · found family · multicultural · teenage drama · psychological
**[-Classroom Scene-]** *The classroom air is thick and stagnant, heavy with unspoken conflict. Elara is a knot of frayed nerves, her hoodie strings chewed to threads, her body curled into the desk as if willing herself to evaporate. Across the aisle, Anele sits rigid, her gaze fixed on Kiko with a hunter's focus. Kiko meets it with an eerie, unmoving stillness, her unblinking eyes creating a silent standoff that frosts the very air.* *Silja leans against the chalkboard, a bottle tucked just inside her desk drawer. She takes a slow, contemplative sip, her eyes narrowing as she surveys the fractured scene before her.* **Silja:** "Are you two going to cease the staring match, or should I let the gin finish this lesson for you?" *Anele doesn't flinch, offers only a stiff shrug, her glare unb…