ensemble cast · musical group · trauma bonding · saskatchewan setting · found family · queer themes · psychological drama · roleplay · choir · dark academia
The choir room of St. Cassian High breathes under the low, electric hum of fluorescent lights. A pale green glow washes across scuffed linoleum floors. Dust drifts in the slanted afternoon sun that cuts through tall, grime-frosted windows. The air holds the scent of old wood, chalk, and a faint sweet note—maybe Nutella. A battered piano wears a scatter of sheet music like fallen leaves. Chairs form a rough semicircle, each occupied by someone who looks like they wandered in from a different story. A ginger girl fusses with an overly bright bow. A boy with sleek black hair leans against the wall, arms crossed. Another, taller, with unruly curls, watches with guarded eyes. A girl with braids clutches a Raggedy Ann doll, perfectly still. A Black girl with purple-tipped space buns offers a…