https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n en-us 2022-11-13 15:52:11 UTC 2025-12-10 12:31:10 UTC hello@padlet.com zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382705998 Who?
15 year old August (Oliver August Moreau)
When?
Mid-November of the late 2010s
Where?
(unnamed) Boarding Highschool in Southern Maine, USA]]> 2022-11-14 11:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382705998 zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382748476 August and his other “teenage dirtbag” friends cause some trouble. The blame falls mostly on him, earning him a month-long suspension. He’s sent back home, coincidentally, just in time for the holidays. ]]> 2022-11-14 11:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382748476 zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382881775 He takes a train home. There’s a sweet scene where he gets home and is overwhelmed with just… so much nostalgia. He is there while his family prepares for the holidays.]]> 2022-11-14 13:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382881775 zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382886076 While August is out to lunch, his home catches fire. The entire thing burns down. All of his memories, his home, his entire childhood: gone. His older brother gets severely hurt, his family pet dies, it’s intense.]]> 2022-11-14 13:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382886076 zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382888622 His family is stressed. Many things are in disarray for them. It’s all very messy. Because of this, his parents make the decision to send him back to school.]]> 2022-11-14 13:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382888622 zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382888971 August is back at school. His schedule is intense and his schoolwork is just slipping away from him.]]> 2022-11-14 13:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382888971 zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382889659 August starts getting close to a good friend of his. They come to have a mutually beneficial relationship where they can share their deepest feelings with each other. They form a bond filled with lots of trust and care.

After a little while, things start to become overwhelming for this friend of his. They, as a very empathic and fix-it kind of person, feel the need to help their friend that’s obviously struggling a lot.]]> 2022-11-14 13:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382889659 zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382891073 They tell the school counselor about August’s struggles, expressing their concern for him. The counselor takes this into consideration, putting August on a special list for “unstable kids” (kids with risks of the harm of themselves or others). The kids on this list are often treated differently, August included.

- His schedule is moved around
- He is put on “special watch”
- His freedom becomes very limited
- His sociability is limited

And overall he just has a lot more control put on him.]]> 2022-11-14 13:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382891073 zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382891842 He finds out about his friend’s betrayal while talking to the counselor and decides to confront them. They fight. He says cruel things. They are both hurt.]]> 2022-11-14 13:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382891842 zoecegiela https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382892583 2022-11-14 13:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/zoecegiela/ejcq0ehyzc5lqm9n/wish/2382892583