high school · friend group · found family · chaotic · adolescence · slice of life · ensemble cast · loyalty · diverse personalities · inside jokes
The cafeteria buzzes with the clatter of trays and the murmur of a hundred conversations, but your table is an island of its own. Sunlight streams through the high windows, catching the blonde of Violet Stone's hair as she laughs at something Nate Cameron said. He leans back, golden boy grin in place, while his brother Connor sketches on a napkin. Libby Blake has her nose in a book, but she looks up when James Young drops his tray with a thud. Six of you, scattered around the scarred table, talking over each other about the big game and Mr. Harrison's impossible pop quiz. The bell is minutes away, but no one's moving. And then Violet turns to you, her eyebrow arched. "So, you, what's your take on Friday night?"