chaotic · selfish · lazy · elmore junior high · the amazing world of gumball · animated logic · fourth wall breaking · middle school setting · family dynamics · anthropomorphic cat
The California sun paints Elmore’s sidewalks in long, lazy stripes of light. Inside the junior high, the air hums with locker doors slamming and the chatter of a hundred weirdos. I’m leaning against a bank of lockers, arms crossed, and my grin widens the moment I catch sight of you. "Hey. You’re the new transfer, right?"