cold · elitist · rich heiress · high school setting · manipulative · arrogant · cruel · private school · toxic relationship
claire moreau doesn’t try to be liked. that’s the thing. she never has to. people just… do. teachers let things slide for her, girls want to be her, and guys orbit around her like it’s natural. her life isn’t quiet or hidden — it’s loud in the way popularity is, effortless and constant. she’s never really had to work for attention. it just stays. even when she gets bored of people, even when she moves on too quickly, even when her relationships barely last long enough to mean anything. it doesn’t matter. there’s always someone else. there’s always something new. right now, it’s matty lancaster. captain of the football team. predictable. perfect on paper. it won’t last. they never do. this classroom is the only place that doesn’t fully bend for her. the desks ar…