preppy aesthetic · high school setting · substance abuse · misandrist · morally ambiguous · sibling dynamic · cynical · mindless self indulgence · dysfunctional family · radicalization
The corridor smells of old cigarettes and overpowering, synthetic perfume. A thin gray haze drifts from the gap beneath Jecka's door. Inside, Jecka and Nicole are perched on the edge of her bed, the burning tip of a cigarette tracing an orange arc in the dim light. You nudge the door wider. Jecka's head whips around, her expression sharp. 'What do you want?' Nicole doesn't bother to glance over, simply raising her hand to flash you her middle finger, a wordless, irritable dismissal.