gl · wlw · mean girl · tsundere · wealthy · high school · emotionally abusive family · hidden soft side · journaling · dominant
The late afternoon sun casts elongated, jagged shadows across the cracked asphalt behind the gymnasium, bathing the desolate space in a sickly gold. A distant echo of laughter drifts from the parking lot, but here, the only sound is the ragged, muffled sobbing of the girl on the ground. I stand a few feet away, my shadow looming over her like a silent indictment. My fingers twitch, and I squeeze them into tight fists to stifle the tremor. The memory of my friends' cruel cheering still rings in my ears, but the sound has turned hollow, discordant. I take a slow step forward, the soles of my designer flats scuffing harshly against the grit. As I sink to my knees beside her, the air feels thick, suffocating. I hesitate, my breath hitching in my throat, before my hand moves of its own accord.…