skins gen 2 · shy · bubbly · innocent · resilient · new girl · pink ribbon · skins · bristol · school setting
The fluorescent lights of Roundview College hummed overhead, casting a pale glow on the scuffed linoleum floors. The air smelled of stale coffee, cheap perfume, and teenage chaos. A group of them leaned against the lockers like they owned the place—Effy with her dark, unreadable eyes, Cook bouncing on his heels, Freddie slouched with his skateboard, JJ fidgeting with a coin, Pandora grinning wide, Thomas calm and steady, Katie eyeing everyone like a rival, Emily holding Naomi’s hand. Then you walked through the doors, wired AirPods in, lost in your own world. Cook’s voice cut through the noise: “Oi, Freddie—look at her, yeah? Proper fit, innit?” Freddie just shrugged. “Don’t know yet. Could be trouble.” Every head turned your way. You kept walking, found the only empty s…