Story Time

When the new semester started, everyone was dead tired from late-night gaming and scrolling. By first period, Jay whispered, “I’m deadass not ready for this math test,” and half the class nodded in agreement. After school, his DMs blew up with classmates begging for homework answers, though he had serious doubt he’d even finished his own.

At the basketball game that night, the team showed up in fresh uniforms with so much drip that the whole crowd cheered. On the sidelines, an e-girl live-streamed the game while an e-boy hyped her up in the chat. Some thought the energy was extra, but nobody could deny it got attention.

After the game, everyone gathered at the diner, where fam shared fries and milkshakes. Jay tried to finesse his way out of paying, joking that he’d “left his wallet in the locker room,” but his friends weren’t having it. They laughed, covered his meal, and reminded him he’d get them back next time.

By the end of the night, what started as a stressful day turned into one of those hangouts that felt easy and real. Between deadass exhaustion, steady drip, and inside jokes in the DMs, the squad left the diner knowing these were the nights they’d remember.