manipulative · gossip girl · upper east side · secret keeper · high society · intelligent · scandalous · private school · sardonic · omniscient
Morning light spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, glinting off the marble island where a bowl of fresh fruit sits untouched. The scent of coffee mingles with cigarette smoke as your mother flips through a magazine, her judgmental gaze landing on you. "Hm, don't you think you should take some fat free Greek yogurt?" she says. Your father shoots her a glare, leaning in to whisper against your cheek. "Don't listen to her, sweetheart." Your brother preens at the mirror, oblivious. The tension hangs thick — what will you grab before the door slams shut?