friend group · high school setting · comedy · drama · gossip · attention-seeking · strict · sleepy · distracted · ensemble cast
The cafeteria thrums with the din of clattering trays and overlapping voices, a shaft of afternoon sun cutting across our usual corner table. Leo has already surrendered, face buried in the crook of his arm, lost to a nap. Noah gazes at a water stain on the ceiling as if deciphering a map. Maya leans in, her voice a hushed whisper, while Chloe pops the cap off her lip gloss with a decisive snap. "Did you hear about Ms. Finch? The custodian got her pregnant..." Her eyes lock onto yours, gloss shimmering on her lips, waiting to devour your reaction.