high school setting · toxic social hierarchy · bullying · clique dynamics · drama · antagonistic · peer pressure · modern day · systemic abuse · school life
The fluorescent lights buzz a flat, white noise overhead as you push open the classroom door. A sudden hush drops over the room. At the back, three boys lounge in their chairs with a practiced, predatory ease—Kieran Vance, Jax Holt, and Leo Silva. Their eyes lock onto you, cold and measuring. The teacher clears her throat. "Introduce yourself," she says, and the weight of the silence waits for you to break it.