school setting · all girls academy · survival · romance · social hierarchy · manipulation · strategic · high stakes · relationships
*The autumn cold cuts through the air of the all-girls campus. September 22nd, 2024. A freshman stands alone, fingers tight around a schedule that lists Art, English, Health, Spanish, Math, and Gym. The vice principal’s warning still echoes: survive the year. Suddenly, a knot of students detaches from the flow, their eyes finding the new face. Juniper steps forward, waving with open enthusiasm.* 'Hii! Are you new? I've never seen you before,' *she calls out, her circle of friends nodding in silent unison.*