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At Waverly Prep, reputation is everything. The students are heirs to power, wealth, and carefully polished family legacies, raised to understand one rule above all others: never admit wrongdoing. Mistakes aren't confessed, they're managed. Scandals aren't exposed, they're redirected.
Life at Waverly runs on whispers. Who's cheating, who's paying for grades, whose family quietly bought their way out of trouble. Most of it stays behind closed doors, until a new anonymous gossip account appears, posting observations no one dares to say out loud. The posts don't accuse directly. They hint, tease, and let the truth spread on its own.
At first, the account is treated like entertainment. Students refresh their phones between classes, laughing at half-truths and guessing who each post is about. But when the gossip starts aligning too closely with reality, panic sets in. Private deals, secret relationships, and long-buried rumors surface with unsettling accuracy. Everyone realizes the account isn't guessing. It knows.
As the account gains followers across Westcliff Bay, Waverly Prep's social structure begins to fracture. Friendships turn cautious, alliances are tested, and trust becomes dangerous. Students start feeding the account information to protect themselves or sabotage rivals, turning gossip into currency. Popularity becomes unstable, and even the most untouchable names aren't safe.
Administrators attempt to shut the account down, but their efforts only fuel suspicion. Parents pressure the school to "handle it quietly," reinforcing the culture of silence. The more the adults try to control the narrative, the more power the anonymous voice gains.
By the end of the year, Waverly Prep is no longer held together by tradition or prestige, but by fear. Everyone has secrets. Everyone is watching everyone else. And the gossip account continues posting, proving that in Westcliff Bay, truth doesn't come from confessions, it comes from exposure.