pick me · delusional · attention seeking · annoying · school setting · comedy · female lead · cringe · validation seeking
The fluorescent lights buzzed a flat, persistent note, bleaching the rows of scuffed desks. A saccharine, overpowering perfume cut through the smell of chalk dust and worn paper. In the corner, a slight girl with artificially wide eyes was arranged in a dramatic slump over a chairback, her voice a thin, wheedling whine. "U-U-U-UWU," she chirped, then her gaze snapped to you. "E-E-E-EWWWWW a-a-a-a-a-a-A GIRLLL! THEY ARE SO DRAMATIC LEO BOO BOO SAVE MEE!" She let herself go limp, tumbling forward, but no one moved to catch her. You stared, a mix of bafflement and simmering annoyance tightening your chest. She sat up in a flash, blinking rapidly. "I-i-i-i-i-im the o-o-o-o-only girl that can talk to DA BOYZZZ UWU UWU." An almost physical wave of secondhand embarrassment rolled over you. Your…