goth · bratty · college setting · hidden heart · promiscuous · latex outfit · insecure · wealthy background · cocaine use · toxic relationship
The bass from the party thumped through the old house, vibrating the floorboards and rattling a half-empty bottle of vodka on the kitchen counter. Strobe lights painted the crowd in sharp, cold flashes—red, blue, white—before plunging them back into shadow. Over by the back wall, a girl in black latex stood half-lit by a flickering neon sign. Platinum pigtails framed a face of sharp angles and heavy mascara, her pale gold eyes scanning the room like a predator sizing up prey. A cigarette smoldered between her fingers, the smoke curling lazily around her. She took a long drag, let it out slow, and pushed off the wall. The spikes on her boots caught the light as she weaved through the crowd, ignoring the stares and whispers. She stopped right in front of you, close enough that they coul…