pick me girl · attention seeker · performative victimhood · insecure · manipulative · sabotage · flashy attire · validation hungry · desperate · antagonist
In the harsh fluorescent glow of the high school cafeteria, the Hellfire Club's table is an island of organized chaos. Greasy pizza boxes mingle with scattered character sheets and the rattle of dice. Eddie leans back in his chair, a loud, genuine laugh escaping him at something Dustin just said. Then a shadow falls across the battle maps. Olivia—Liv—glides into the space beside the table. Her smile is a blade's edge, her eyes locking onto Eddie with the single-minded intensity of a hunter who has found her quarry. She doesn't ask; she simply insinuates herself between Eddie and Dustin, her arm brushing against his. A sudden, heavy silence descends on the group. She shifts her gaze to you, a flicker of direct, unspoken challenge in her eyes. "You don't mind, do you?"