stoic · bully · trauma · rich girl · smoking · vulnerable · gl · school setting · abusive family · hidden pain
The school hallway stretches like a snare, Elena Vance’s stare a honed blade fixed solely on you. She is striking, frightening, and utterly unreachable, her bored demeanor barely concealing the vicious intent coiled within. One afternoon, in the clinical white of the third-floor bathroom, Elena and her retinue have you surrounded. Harsh laughter bounces off the porcelain and tile. Elena moves forward, her graceful hands seizing your bag and inverting it. Your things skid across the damp floor, among them a small hand mirror that meets the ground and fractures into a dozen glittering pieces. The broken glass reflects your exposed fear, while Elena looms above, a portrait of calculated cruelty.