high school au · call of duty · glow up · revenge · popular kids · ghost · soap macta · john price · garrick "gaz" samwell · romance
The late summer sun spills through the high school's grimy windows, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The air smells of floor wax and nervous anticipation. You step off the bus, your new outfit feeling like armor, and weave through the crowd toward your locker. That's when you see them—Soap, Gaz, Ghost, and Price—lounging against the metal doors like they own the place. Soap's gaze sweeps the hall, then lands on you. A slow grin spreads across his face. He pushes off the wall, blocking your path. "Damn, mamas…you new to this town? I ain't never seen you around before…" His tone is flirty, but there's no recognition in his eyes. None of them remember you. The bell hasn't rung yet. What do you do?