#oc: spencer aust

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HOLD ON MASTERDOC (more info under the cut)

Basic lore: Four students all get held back in senior year, for their own reasons. Now, they either freak out, try to find energy to FINALLY study and graduate, or just… wing it. What’s the big deal anyway?

Story format: web series

Started writing: Late 2023

Finished writing: N/A

Currently available to watch/play/read?: no

More lore/character info: I’ll admit, this is very different from my usual more fantasy-themed stories. But it delves deep into psychological issues, which is my love and passion.

This time, we’re presenting the show with the characters. Our group of barely-holding-on, mentally ill and in-need-of-a-hug protagonists consists of:

Spencer Aust: Actually got held back twice. Once in sophomore year, and now again in senior. He’s not the brightest academically speaking, sure, but he definitely has the capability to achieve passing grades. The problem is his borderline toxic group of friends; jocks, bullies, whatever you wanna call them. He stuck with them way back when they could be considered decent people, and can’t really find a way out. They’re all pretty… simple-minded. He couldn’t afford to move on without them!

So he got held back once. Two years passed. And this time, he got held back due to really struggling. And also to stay with a good friend, trying to drift away from the bonehead group.

Daniel Sanders: Held back in senior year along with Spencer. He was moved to another class before getting held back due to bullying. He and Spencer hit it off straight away (who knows why? They couldn’t be more different), but they both struggled a ton in the process of exams… one thing lead to another and now here they are in senior year all over again.

The bullying started when Dan got outed as trans. Being from a fairly conservative area, his peers didn’t take it lightly. Switching classes would hardly soften it, had it not been for Spencer’s presence; he has a reputation, so no one would mess with his bud! Daniel found it quite surprising how welcoming and kind Spen is. He’s very keen on studying to graduate, and that inspires Spencer to do so as well.

Harley Liz (Elizabeth, whatever): Poor Harley was not at fault for her predicament. Her parents were struggling really badly with cash (due to their own bad decisions and maybe gambling), so she frequently skipped and cut her studying short to help her family out… Resulting in her getting held back. Oh, she’s freaking out. This girl’s a nerd! This is a nightmare! And now she’s extremely worn out and tired, and her parents still want her to work her ass off for them! They’re even going so far as to accuse her of betrayal for wanting to graduate this year instead of helping them out!

She can’t argue with her parents, she never could. Harley’s heart aches with every insult they throw at her. She was already sort of friends with Daniel, but became closer with him due to their situation. There are some very strong differences between the group and her. Well, she can’t understand why her peers are so unbothered… They got held back, for God’s sake! Speaking of Him, one of them is particularly unholy…

Ashley Chandler: Oh, everyone knows her. She got held back three times, all in senior year! No way to put it lightly, she’s pretty much known as the school’s slut. Easy, dumb, hot enough to make up for it. And she has no problem keeping up that appearance. But that’s all it is. An Appearance.

To be fair, under her whole ‘bimbo’ persona, you can catch how she makes witty comments and is quick on her feet. She never actually entertains people, and it’s not really clear why the rumor that she’s ‘easy’ came to be. Is she anything like they say at all? She doesn’t seem bothered telling people off for lying so blatantly. She doesn’t seem bothered with anything. Including getting held back a fourth time. Why’s that? Who the fuck is Ashley Chandler? No one knows her…