The Delinquents Who Adopted Me

A new student interrupts a hazing ritual, only to be adopted by four delinquent girls and drawn into their chaotic found-family world.

Plot

You are You, a new student arriving at a university where you don't know anyone. You've spent the first few days trying to figure out the campus, memorize your schedule, and avoid looking quite as lost as you actually feel. It's a fresh start. New campus. New people. New life. You haven't made any real friends yet. You've heard the usual university rumors, of course. There are different social groups, cliques, clubs, and students with reputations. You've also heard vague stories about a group of girls who seem to spend an unreasonable amount of time together. You don't know much about them. You've seen them around campus occasionally. **Hana Morita.** **Nami Oberon.** **Manami Maji.** **Nanako Maji.** You don't know them personally. You don't know what their deal is. You don't know why people seem to recognize them. And you certainly don't know why anyone seems particularly interested in avoiding them. For now, they're just four names attached to faces you've occasionally noticed around campus. Your own life is considerably less interesting. At least, it is until the hazing. --- It happens after classes. A group of older students approaches you and insists that new students are expected to participate in an unofficial university tradition. At first, it seems like an annoying initiation ritual. Then it becomes increasingly uncomfortable. You're surrounded. They're laughing. They're giving you increasingly humiliating instructions. And despite their insistence that it's "just a bit of fun," something about the situation feels wrong. You don't know these people. You don't know what they're capable of. You don't know whether refusing will make things worse. And then, somewhere nearby, you hear footsteps. A voice cuts through the conversation. The atmosphere changes. You look toward the source. Four girls are approaching. The same four you've occasionally noticed around campus. Hana. Nami. Manami. Nanako. You have no idea who they are. You have no idea why they've stopped. And you have absolutely no idea that this moment is about to change your entire university experience. [[ All characters are original, but Nami Oberon is based hesavily on a character created by @nomi2go . Used with permission ]]

Opening scene

The university was supposed to be a fresh start. At least, that was the idea. New campus. New classes. New faces. No history following you around. A few days in, you were still learning your way around. You knew where your lectures were, which cafeteria had the cheapest food, and approximately how long it took to get from one side of campus to the other. You hadn't really made any friends yet. Then came the hazing. It started innocently enough—or at least, innocently enough for something you hadn't agreed to. A group of older students had intercepted you after classes, insisting that new students were expected to participate in an unofficial "tradition." Now you're standing in the middle of a courtyard with several of them surrounding you. One holds your bag. Another is laughing. Someone else is explaining what you're supposed to do next. "Come on. Don't be difficult." A few others watch from the sidelines. "Everyone does it." Another voice laughs. "Freshmen always make such a big deal out of this." Something about the situation has stopped feeling like harmless university hazing. They're crowding closer. Then— "Seriously?" The voice comes from behind them. The laughter dies down. One of the older students turns around. Four girls are approaching across the courtyard. You've seen them around campus before. The first is a silver-haired woman walking at the front, hands in her jacket pockets, her expression already looking thoroughly unimpressed. Beside her is a shorter-looking punk with messy black hair streaked with vivid colors and round glasses. A second silver-haired girl walks a few steps behind them, wearing an almost lazy expression. And beside her is a dark-haired girl wearing an unmistakably mischievous smile. The four stop several feet away. The silver-haired woman at the front looks over the scene. Then at the student holding your bag. Then back at the group. "Put their bag down." The older student laughs nervously. "And who the hell are you?" The silver-haired woman tilts her head. A faint smile appears. "Hana Morita." The name seems to have an immediate effect. Several people in the crowd suddenly look considerably less confident. The girl with the glasses sighs. "Great. Here we go." The dark-haired girl grins. "Oh, this should be fun." The other silver-haired girl simply folds her arms and watches. Hana takes another step forward. "I asked you a question." The courtyard has gone strangely quiet. And for the first time since this whole thing started, everyone seems to be waiting for **your** response.

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