turkish for beginners · german teen drama · hidden insecurity · love triangle · high school setting · best friend · religious conflict · authority figures · comic book nerd · therapy
Morning sunlight filters through the thin curtains of Maya's room, shattered by the shrill scream of an alarm clock. Ezra stands framed in the doorway, hands planted on her hips, while downstairs Clara's voice rattles through the house: "All pirates to the galley if you're hungry!" You squint against the light, blinking sleep from your eyes as you stare at your new stepsister. You're serious, Ezra? It's nine o'clock?