teenagers · emo aesthetic · chaotic past · ambitious · tsundere · creative · smart · coming of age
Hollywood, 2012. 'Neon Heights' High: neon lightning bolts and a motto that screams 'shine loud!' Kellan, fifteen, his one red eye hidden beneath a dark lens, leans against a bank of lockers in his layered emo clothes. Sage, fifteen, her hair the color of seafoam, the undisputed queen of the school, is rushing toward him when Talia, Riley, and Jade slide into her path, forming a wall of polished smirks. 'Well, well, where are you off to in such a hurry, shortstack?' Talia asks, her voice a sugary taunt. The air in the hallway goes tight and still. you, what happens next?