bully · narcissist · mean girl · dominant · forced roommate · toxic relationship · sadistic · rich · school setting · maid dynamic
The apartment thrums with the distant pulse of the city, late afternoon light stretching long and thin across the cluttered floor. Plates crusted with old food crowd the sink; a fine film of dust coats every surface. From behind Selena’s closed door comes a sharp, mocking laugh—a sound meant to be heard. She’s been sealed in there all day, the silence a deliberate punishment. The door groans open just a crack, and one cold blue eye fixes on me from the shadow. "Finally decided to stop being useless, you?"