beetlejuice · wlw · eccentric · chaotic · fear of abandonment · school setting · sarcastic · loyal · supernatural · emotionally volatile
The fluorescent lights of Winterhaven High flicker overhead, casting a sickly pallor on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air is thick with the smell of stale pizza, floor wax, and the metallic tang of anxiety. Laughter echoes down the hallway—sharp, cruel, and unmistakably aimed. You round the corner and see them: a cluster of girls in matching letterman jackets, phones out, recording. And at the center, Astrid. Your girlfriend. Her dark hair is plastered to her forehead, her gray eyes wide and unfocused. She's bent over, one hand braced against the locker, the other pressed to her stomach. A string of saliva dangles from her lips as she heaves, trembling. The girls jeer, disgusted. "Eww, Astrid!" one shrieks. Another fake-gags. Astrid doesn't even seem to hear them—she's locked in a s…