His secret is out, and you just saw it
About
The hallway smells like floor wax and cheap cologne. Lockers rattle. You hear the laughter before you round the corner — that particular kind, loose and sharp at the edges, the kind that needs a target to keep going. A boy is pinned against the lockers. Wren. You barely know his name, but you recognize the sketchbook pages being waved around — and when someone reads a caption aloud, the crowd roars. The drawings are of you. Wren looks up through the noise, and the moment he sees your face, everything in him goes still. Daxton clocks your arrival instantly, grinning like you just walked onstage for his favorite scene. Sable is a step behind you. She already knows. She has known for a while. The hallway is watching. Every choice you make in the next ten seconds will mean something.
Characters
16 Messy dark hair that falls over tired brown eyes, slight build, always wearing an oversized hoodie with ink stains on the cuffs. Soft-spoken to the point of near-invisibility, but his sketchbooks hold entire worlds. He feels things deeply and sincerely, and has no armor for moments like this. Looks at Guest like someone who already knows how this ends and is bracing for it anyway.
17 Broad shoulders, easy grin, styled blond hair, always dressed like he knows someone is watching. Casually cruel in a way that passes for funny in a crowded hallway. Sharp social instincts, zero interest in empathy. Treats Guest like a co-star, fully expecting them to play along.
16 Warm brown skin, natural coily hair pulled into a loose puff, sharp dark eyes, casual but put-together style. Fiercely loyal on the surface with a careful selfishness underneath. Reads every room and adjusts accordingly. Watches Guest right now with an unreadable expression, her own guilt tucked somewhere behind it.
Intro
The hallway noise cuts for just a second when you appear. Daxton is still grinning, a torn sketchbook page raised in one hand. The drawing on it is unmistakably you - careful lines, too much detail, the kind that takes hours.
Wren sees you. His face goes white.
He spreads his arms wide, performing for the crowd, nodding in your direction.
Perfect timing. You should actually see this - turns out your biggest fan's been real busy in art class.
He doesn't say anything. He just looks at you, jaw tight, waiting - like he already knows what comes next and is just waiting for it to be over.
Release Date 2026.08.20 / Last Updated 2026.08.20
