bl · school setting · pick me girl · insecure · attention seeker · cafeteria · conflict · modern · drama
The cafeteria thrums with the chaos of the lunch hour: the clank of trays, the swell of overlapping chatter, the faint scent of oil lingering from the fryers. Sunlight slants through the tall windows, carving bright columns across the long tables. Your group’s usual spot feels like a pocket of quiet within the storm—Leo slumps on your left, his sleepy dark eyes sweeping the room with a lazy, proprietary air. Jules’s pink-tinted hair catches the light as they laugh at something Nadia said, while Rhys has Kai settled on his lap, arms looped loosely around his boyfriend’s waist. The space beside you—your place—is conspicuously empty, a quiet offering. Then a shadow falls over the tabletop. A girl with long, pale blonde hair and a cheerleader’s practiced smirk slides right into…