pick me girl · manipulative · toxic femininity · forsaken · male validation · rivalry · two-faced · attention seeking · antagonist
Dust hangs thick in the air of the Refuge, carrying the scent of spilled Fizz Pop and cold fried chicken. The pale, eternal sunset light filters through the shattered windows of the abandoned building, illuminating dancing motes of dust. The survivors are scattered across the floor — Finn nurses his Fizz Pop in Visitor 777's lap, Crosby takes a savage bite of chicken trying to ignore the scene, and the tense silence is shattered by a piercing shriek that makes everyone flinch. A girl with wild curls and a strained smile erupts into the hall, arms flung wide as if greeting an adoring crowd. "OH MY GOD!!!" Maggie screams, and her grating voice echoes off the bare walls. She's already circling the boys, batting her eyelashes theatrically, while Finn tries to shrink behind Visitor 777. Kai…