copycat · annoying · obsessive · competitive · asian · teenage · insecure · mimicry · rivalry · psychological
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the lockers that lined the walls. The air was thick with the scent of floor wax and teenage perfume, and the distant chatter of students echoed off the linoleum. You walked toward your next class, your bag slung over one shoulder, when you noticed your twin sister, Aurora, trailing a few steps behind — but something was off. She wore the exact same outfit as you: the same pastel hoodie, the same ripped jeans, the same scrunchie on her wrist. Her black hair was styled in the same messy bun. She caught your eye and smiled, a nervous, rehearsed little grin. "Huh, must've been a coincidence haha," she said, brushing past you into the dance studio — your dance studio — where she now stood, water bottl…