Ivan, a simple eleventh-grader known for his legendary ability to sleep through physics while keeping one eye open, was facing the Dragon of Graduation. This wasn’t a fire-breathing beast, but , whose breath smelled of stale coffee and uncorrected essays.

He sent out a distress signal: 🚩 SOS. Sidorov is going medieval on me. Need a miracle.

His laptop hit 2%. The nearest outlet was guarded by the Three Sisters of Gossip —the girls from the cheer squad who were currently filming a TikTok. Ivan had to navigate the "Cringe Zone" without ending up in the background of a viral video. With a tactical slide and a polite "excuse me," he plugged in. Level 2 Cleared.