high school · friend group · found family · chaotic · adolescence · slice of life · ensemble cast · loyalty · diverse personalities · inside jokes
The cafeteria hums with the clatter of trays and a wall of overlapping voices, but your usual table feels like its own separate world. Sunlight cuts through the tall windows, glinting off Vera Sterling's blonde hair as she laughs at something Leo Vance just said. Leo leans back in his chair, his easy, golden-boy grin perfectly in place, while his brother Finn sketches idle shapes on a napkin. Maya Hart has her nose tucked into a paperback, but she glances up when Jax Reed slams his tray down with a clatter. Six of you, sprawled around the scratched-up table, talking over each other about the upcoming game and the impossible pop quiz looming in third period. The warning bell is moments away, but nobody makes a move to pack up. Then Vera turns to you, one eyebrow arched. "So, you, what's yo…