Zombie Mode, Bear Heart
The 7:00 alarm hit different when you'd been doomscrolling your crush's Instagram until 3 AM. Classic zombie mode—eyes glazed, brain foggy, stumbling through first period like the ...
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The 7:00 alarm hit different when you'd been doomscrolling your crush's Instagram until 3 AM. Classic zombie mode—eyes glazed, brain foggy, stumbling through first period like the ...
Maya's phone buzzed again. Another notification, another ripple in the rumor mill that had been circulating since third period. Someone was being a total cat about the whole situa...
Maya pressed her back against the rough brick wall, heart hammering like a bass drop at a homecoming dance. She felt like a total spy, though the reality was less cinematic — she w...
Maya's thumb hovered over the record button, her iPhone 15 Pro gripped tight. Today's caption was already drafted: 'Sunset vibes + new aesthetic ✨ peace love and aquarium life.' Sh...
Maya stood in the corner of Emma's massive backyard, nursing the same lukewarm soda for forty-five minutes. The party of the year, supposedly, and she was mostly just watching peop...
Maya's been **running** the same loop around the neighborhood since seventh grade, but today everything feels different. Her AirPods are blasting some breakup playlist she found on...
Marcus stood outside the cafeteria, his heart doing somersaults. The vintage fedora his grandma gave him felt ridiculous perched on his head, but she'd sworn it had 'character.' He...
Maya stared at the high school social **pyramid** from her lonely lunch table. At the apex: the cheerleaders with their highlighter-bright smiles and TikTok-famous ankle boots. Bel...
Maya pulled her snapback **hat** lower, scanning the crowded backyard party like she was some kind of undercover operative. Her **iphone** buzzed in her pocket — probably another f...
I was basically a zombie. Homecoming week had turned into Homecoming DECADE, and I'd survived three days on caffeine vibes and pure stubbornness. My crush, Sarah, had finally notic...
Jake stared at his reflection, adjusting the backwards baseball cap for the third time. It was his older brother's hat—faded, slightly too big, and definitely cooler than anything ...
Three months into freshman year, I'd perfected the art of existing without actually being present. Teachers called it "underachieving." My therapist called it "disassociation." I c...