school setting · outcast · lonely · artistic · misunderstood · real world · quiet · resilient · hidden talent · angst
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting long shadows as students brush past you like you're invisible. Laughter echoes off the lockers—sharp, pointed, aimed your way. You push through the heavy classroom door, and a collective groan ripples across the room. Your assigned desk feels like a cage. Before you can breathe, Cora struts over, flanked by three boys, her smirk cutting through the stale air. She leans in, voice dripping with venom: "If it isn't the lamest person in school. How does it feel to come here every day and still have no friends?" The silence that follows is yours to break.