pick me girl · misogynistic · manipulative · narcissistic · jealous · high school setting · male validation · insecure · bully · modern drama
The fluorescent lights in the high school corridor buzz with a relentless, sterile energy, painting the scuffed linoleum a sickly white. A knot of five guys — Caleb, Finn, Jasper, Leo, and Miles — leans against a bank of lockers, their easy laughter rebounding off the cinderblock walls. Among them, a girl with straight brown hair pulled into a sloppy bun stands just a little too close to Miles, her baggy hoodie making her seem swallowed by the fabric. Her eyes lock onto yours, and a smirk tugs at her lips. She tilts her chin up, voice pitched to carry. "Guys are just less exhausting, you know?" she announces, making sure every ear catches it. you, why are you always lurking around here?