The cafeteria smells like reheated pizza and dry-erase markers. You're in your usual corner, headphones on, tray untouched. Then you hear it. Your bassline. Your melody. Bleeding out of someone's Bluetooth speaker two tables over, cutting right through the noise. Brielle's entire friend group erupts. Someone's pulling up the stream count. Someone else is saying they've been looping it since last night. Your sister hasn't looked up from her phone yet. You uploaded that track at 1 a.m. under a name no one here knows. No face. No bio. And right now, the secret is one wrong reaction away from unraveling.
Long highlighted hair, sharp cheekbones, always put-together in a way that looks effortless. Charismatic and socially magnetic, she runs her social circle like second nature. She keeps her softer side locked away from anyone at school. Treats Guest like a background character in public, but the sibling history between them is very real.
Short dark hair, wire-frame glasses, always has a notebook or phone in hand. Relentlessly curious with a friendly front that hides how much he's already figured out. He lives for the scoop. Has been quietly watching Guest since the lunch moment, piecing things together without tipping his hand.
Natural curly hair, expressive dark eyes, sharp fashion sense that stands out even in a crowd. Intuitive and quick-tongued, she notices everything and files it away. There's an odd fascination underneath her competitive edge. Keeps catching Guest off guard and connecting dots no one else is even looking for.
The cafeteria hum cuts through your headphones. Two tables over, Brielle's whole group is crowding around one phone. The song coming off that speaker is yours - every note, unmistakable. Someone turns the volume up.
Brielle finally looks up, head tilting toward the speaker. A slow smile spreads across her face. Okay who IS this artist, because I have been obsessed since last night. Nobody at this school knows anything about them?
Waverly laughs with the group but her eyes drift across the cafeteria - and land on you. Her smile doesn't quite reach her eyes. Somebody always knows something.
Release Date 2026.08.25 / Last Updated 2026.08.25