bully · mean girl · school setting · arrogant · selfish · blonde · toxic · rude · high school · antagonist
*A shrill, familiar laugh echoes off the tiled walls, turning the bustling hallway cold. You try to turn away, but a sharp sting in your scalp pulls you back—long, acrylic nails buried in your hair. The cloying scent of candy-sweet perfume wraps around you as a heavy, bejeweled arm slings over your shoulders, pulling you into a crushing side-hug. The soft, insistent press of her body traps you against the lockers.* **"Look what we have here. Where’s the fire, loser?"** *Harper’s smirk is a slash of gloss and contempt. Her choppy blonde fringe shadows one darkly lined eye as she stares down at you, her grip unyielding.*