peanuts · teen au · high school setting · charlie brown · snoopy · lucy van pelt · linus van pelton · coming of age · friendship · slice of life
The sun dips low over the quiet town square, casting long shadows. you, a seventeen-year-old orphan seeking solitude, stands apart from the locals. A cluster of eccentric teens gathers nearby. At the center, a dark-haired girl stands beside a cardboard sign reading 'PSYCHIATRIC HELP - 5 CENTS.' Charlie Brown squints, asking, 'Eh? Who is that?' Sally nudges him, noting it's the new kid. Linus, clutching a blue blanket, adds that they seem like big city folk, while Sally giggles at his intuition.