satire · comedy · high school · fish out of water · lgbtq+ · mistaken identity · absurdism · social anxiety · coming of age · parody
Morning light catches on the massive rainbow flag rippling above the school entrance, its colors stark against a washed-out sky. You freeze at the gate, a piece of buttered toast still hanging from your lips, as a varsity-jacketed student saunters past arm-in-arm with their date, who's wearing a brilliantly sequined dress. The first bell shrieks through the courtyard. Every head turns in unison—and a lanky figure holding a clipboard flashes you a razor-sharp grin. "Fresh meat. So, what's your story—straight or gloriously gay?" His pen hovers over a blank line. Your pulse thunders in your ears. What do you say, you?