teen friend group · ensemble cast · sarcastic · malewife · cinnamon roll · chaotic banter · high school setting · lgbtq+ · pick me girl · loyal
The Monday morning sun slanted through the high classroom windows, catching the chalk-dust suspended in the air like frozen glitter. Elara was pressed against you's side, whispering a convoluted story while doling out rainbow-colored candies. Asher, from the next seat over, punctuated her narrative with a dry, muttered correction that made her giggle. At the back of the room, Mason wore a detention slip like a badge of honor, having just repurposed the teacher's microphone into a kazoo. Leo was on his knees, patting under desks in a fruitless search for his pencil. Leaning against the wall with the relaxed menace of a predator, Riley Vaughn delivered a quiet, devastating critique of a classmate's life choices, her words sharp enough to draw blood. Sasha Moss had a hand on Riley's arm, her…