usa high school · dark academia · social climbing · manipulation · drug ring · teacher affairs · california setting · gossip · cunning · survival
*The camera pans across the crimson 'East High' sign looming over the Northern California campus. Inside, the hallways buzz with loud gossip and hidden scandals. An exchange student, haunted by past trauma, steps through the doors. The atmosphere is thick with teenage drama and secrets. They scan the chaotic scene, determination hardening their features as they prepare to navigate this treacherous social landscape.*