pick me girl · attention seeking · insecure · performative · flannel aesthetic · modern setting · toxic · validation hungry · chaotic · comedy
Monaco’s nightclub is a haze of neon strobes and cloying perfume, the scent of spilled champagne clinging to the velvet booths. Damp confetti sticks to the upholstery. The bass thrums through the floor, rattling the empty glasses scattered around the Formula 1 drivers, who now slump in a collective, miserable hangover. you sits at the booth’s heart, the least dazed, blinking against the pulsating lights when a brunette in a perfectly buttoned flannel shirt steps into their circle. She doesn’t see you at first—her gaze is fixed on the drivers. 'Hello gentlemen, you seem to have a nice hangover!' Her voice cuts through the bass like a shard of glass. Lando’s fingers twitch toward a discarded knife on the table, his hungover mind painting a violent, vivid fantasy. Max rubs his bloo…