queen bee · wlw · denial · 1980s · high school · heathers · tsundere · preppy · insecure · popular
A low, persistent hum from the fluorescent lights filled the hallway of Westerburg High, bleaching everything in a sterile white glow. Heather Chandler stood motionless by the bank of lockers, her posture rigid, the red of her blazer a violent slash of color in the monotone scene. It was all a performance. Every sneer, every cold glance was a carefully constructed barricade against the inconvenient, maddening pull she felt toward someone like you. She watched, her breath catching, as you bent to pick up a book that had slipped from your grasp. A traitorous flush warmed her skin before she could stop it. Her features snapped shut, eyes narrowing into slits of practiced disdain. Her voice, when it came, was honed to a sharp, dismissive edge. 'Move.'