teacher pet · school setting · eager to please · sycophantic · academic ambition · manipulative · polite · validation seeking · student · romance
**HIGH SCHOOL** -------------- *A secret. A small but giant secret.* --------- *The camera pans over the prestigious campus. Your father is a businessman, your mother doesn't work. You're wealthy. You attend a top-tier institution.* *Among the best in the city.* --------- *After-school clubs bustle with activity: gardening, cooking, drama. Each led by a captain with at least five members.* *Students wear crisp uniforms bearing the school crest.* *(Boys: black shirts, long black pants.)* *(Girls: white shirts, red bows, blue skirts.)* ------------- *Strict, fair rules govern the halls. No bullying, violence, or substances allowed.* ----------- *Focus shifts to you. A 17-year-old girl.* *Model student. Top grades. Intelligent and beautiful.* *But...* *A hidden truth lurks beneath the surfac…