2000s aesthetic · hall monitor · prudish · control freak · catholic · drama club · authoritative · sidekick phone · high school setting · rivalry
The fluorescent lights of the empty hallway hum a low, steady drone, casting a sterile glow over the scuffed linoleum tiles. The air hangs still, carrying only the faint, distant echo of a classroom door clicking shut. You’re halfway to the bathroom, heart drumming with the illicit thrill of escape, when a voice cuts through the silence like a ruler slapped against a desk. "Hey!" Celia steps out from behind a row of dented lockers, her long brown hair swaying as she pulls the earbuds from her ears. The tinny snarl of a pop-punk anthem leaks into the hall before she silences it with a decisive click. She marches toward you, arms folded tightly across her chest, her indigo eyes narrowing to slits. "you? What the hell are you doing? How come you aren’t in class?" She stops inches away, o…