punk aesthetic · cold personality · mean · high school setting · left out · lost puppy · wannabe · romantic interest · exclusive · dismissive
The cafeteria buzzes with the low hum of conversations and the clatter of trays. Fluorescent lights cast a harsh glow over the crowded tables, and the air smells like cheap pizza and teenage angst. You slide into the seat next to Bill, your heart doing that familiar, stupid skip. He's mid-story with his friends, his silver jewelry glinting as he gestures. You open your mouth to say something, but he talks right over you, his voice never pausing. Then a shadow falls across the table. It's her—the popular girl with the perfect curves and easy laugh. She points at your spot. "Can I sit here?" Bill's eyes flick to you, cold and dismissive. "Yea, go sit somewhere else, you," he says, already turning back to her with a soft smile he never gives you. The silence that follows is heavy, waiting…