One of Juliette's peers, frozen in the middle of getting up from her seat, had not yet shifted her gaze from the scene playing out before her. There was a slight frown on her face; she was all the way over on the other side of the cafeteria, after all, and rushing over to help from that distance jus...

Ren turned away from Paul as they yanked their shirt off--somehow it felt improper to look at him, even though it was Ren who was in a state of undress. Or maybe they were just more self-conscious when they couldn't pretend to themself they were all alone? Quickly they tossed the unfolded shirt into...

Ren stood frozen as Paul went into the bathroom, having done what their friend could not do and flustered themself into wordlessness. To be fair, Paul's reaction probably deserved most of the credit--his shock was their victory, but winning was surprising. Now their face reflected his. Only differen...

At the 'sack' comment Ren had blushed, and averted their gaze, as they were wont to do; accustomed though they were to Paul, they had never entirely learned how to suppress that response. It didn't really matter whether they could or not, of course; the feeling was embarrassment, not attraction, and...

Meilin's words, and Raina's too, were reassurance-shaped, and for that purpose they more or less worked. Ren still felt woefully under-prepared, yes, but perhaps no longer quite so embarrassed. "Glad I'm in good company, then!" Ren bounced slightly on the balls of their feet, still smiling...

Edits made! Gonna quote the harder-to-find edits below; the other edits should be intuitive enough to find. She kept a diary for several years, and first began writing poetry at the beginning of middle school when Vince introduced her to various poetic styles Vince and Rose allowed Mercy to help wit...

Name: Mercy Xiuying Ames Gender: Female Age: 17 Hobbies and Interests: Poetry, baking, cheerleading, photography, mixed martial arts Appearance: Mercy is 5’0” and weighs 106 pounds. She has a trim, fit figure with toned arms and legs and a strong core, and her bust and hips are very slight. Mercy i...

The cup that Ren ordered when they arrived at the Starbucks five minutes behind Paul ended up being a tall iced chai latte (easy on the ice please). They didn't need the caffeine, didn't even like coffee all that much, but given that Paul's plan involved taking one of the store's bathrooms out of co...

Ren allowed themself a nervous laugh, one that wasn't too loud. Meilin had been kind enough to show discretion--no sense in letting that go to waste. "It's as you'd expect," they shrugged. There were dark circles under their eyes; it was quite remarkable how little it took to derail a nigh...

The nameless person flinched, shook, stretched, and slowly began uncoiling themself and blinking the sleep from their eyes--and then those eyes went wide, and the person leaped to their feet, knocking the tablet arm back and spilling the textbook to the ground. Their head swiveled back and forth as ...

The nameless person known to Meilin as Maria didn't stir. They seemed dead to the world.

Aurora Bay High School's library was a modest affair of scratched-up wooden tables and scratched-up wooden chairs, cheap metal book stoppers and armchairs with the stuffing coming out, faintly stained carpets and yellowing fluorescent lights that didn't flicker but somehow felt like they should ; it...

Mercy would know Aditi through cheerleading! Mercy probably thinks she's really cool for managing to balance so many things while being really good at a lot of them. Aditi also plays on Mercy's fears that people don't actually like her very much, especially as I think Mercy would want to be liked by...

Ren and Nadine might be friends! Ren likes to hear about other people's niche interests--this is true even if they don't actually share that niche interest, but it's especially true if the interest *is* shared. They're both really good students who particularly like history to the point of thinking ...

Payton and Mercy probably know each other through photography, and if they know each other well Mercy's probably been critical of him before for being a little too like herself (just kinda okay at a lot of different things)? That said, she'd be happy for him whenever he does do well at something, an...