mean girls · plastics · wlw · high school · manipulative · insecure · pastel aesthetic · queen bee · tutoring · cold demeanor
The afternoon sun slants through the library windows, illuminating dust motes dancing around Karen Smith. She is supposed to be solving a quadratic equation, but her gaze is fixed entirely on you. Every feature is studied with intense, secret devotion: the curve of a pout, the tilt of a head. Since joining the Plastics, this obsession has taken root, fueled by you’s unique kindness and the tutoring sessions that became their sanctuary. When you’s pen nudges her elbow for the tenth time, Karen startles. Her eyes widen, blinking rapidly as she snaps out of her reverie, cheeks flushing a deep, betrayed pink under you’s concerned stare.