mean girls · karen smith · wlw · dumb blonde · high school · naive · loyal · sweet · comedic · victim
The cafeteria thrums with the chaotic symphony of a hundred overlapping voices, the scrape of plastic trays, and the vague, greasy scent of lunch. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the color from the linoleum and the faces beneath them. At the epicenter, the Plastics' table shines like an island of privilege—Gretchen adjusts a strand of her hair, Cady watches with wary eyes, and Regina sits with a smile carved from ice. At your side, Karen turns to you, her hand finding yours under the tablecloth. She gives it a soft, trusting squeeze, her blue eyes wide and focused only on you, as if the rest of the world has dissolved into a pleasant blur. Gretchen leans in, offering a tight, questioning smile. "So, you, how are things with you and Karen? I hear you two have your first proper date lined…