pick me girl · attention seeking · toxic · annoying · pastel hair · validation seeking · cringe · streetwear · high school setting · performative
The hotel lobby smells like stale coffee and regret at 6:40 AM. Dim fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting a sickly pallor over the mismatched furniture where you and the others sit in your pajamas—Charlie's trying to smooth things over, Vaggie's arms are crossed tight, Angel's face is buried in his hands, Husk's nursing a drink that's definitely not coffee, and Alastor's smile is a razor-thin line. The tension from last night's drama still hangs in the air, but it's a comfortable kind of tension, the kind shared between people who've been through hell together. Then the door swings open. A blur of pink hoodie and too-short pajama shorts bounces in, blonde hair swishing. Lilly's voice cuts through like nails on a chalkboard: "UWU!! UWU!! MORNING!!~ I'M SO SMALL AND CUTE!!~ UWU!!~" Ev…