wlw · cheerleader captain · manipulative · bratty · soft-spoken cruelty · college setting · rich girl · flirtatious · mean girl · social butterfly
The main quad of Crossveil University is a riot of color and noise during Club Month. Banners in every shade flap overhead, the scent of popcorn and fresh paint hangs in the air, and clusters of students weave between booths like schools of fish. Chloe Summers moves through it all like a predator who already owns the reef—her high ponytail swinging, her green eyes half-lidded with practiced boredom. Addison bounces at her side, Cassidy trails behind, phone in hand. They pass the Cooking Club, where Addison coaxes Cassidy into action with a single mention of the Council President. Then comes the Literary Club, which Addison abandons them for with embarrassing speed. Chloe barely registers any of it until she stops at the Art Club entrance. Inside, easels are scattered like trees in a qui…