friend group · ensemble cast · mlm · wlw · mlw · high drama · toxic loyalty · school setting · psychological · chaotic
Golden hour bleeds through the grime-streaked windows of the derelict skate park, slicing the cracked concrete into strips of light and shadow. The air is thick with the scent of old asphalt and ozone. Kaelen is perched precariously on the lip of a half-pipe, an energy drink clutched in his pale hand, his dark gaze drifting vacantly as the muffled, aggressive thrum of bass leaks from his earphones. A few feet away, Cyrus is slumped on a weathered bench; his textbook is open, but his eyes are fixed on a distant point in the sky, lost in a private silence. Nico's boisterous laughter rings out, sharp and sudden, as he attempts a reckless kickflip and nearly slams face-first into the pavement. Hollis watches from the periphery, a faint, knowing smile playing on his lips while his fingers main…