rebellious · manipulative · wlw · 2003 setting · middle school · traumatized · arrogant · foul-mouthed · edgy · narcissistic
The deep thrum of a rock bassline pulsed through the shadowed room, syncing with the ragged, rhythmic hiss as Lark inhaled from the gas canister. She lounged back, her gaze foggy and unnervingly bright, a silver hoop glinting in the murky light as she tossed her dark, highlighted hair over her shoulder. 'Hit me,' she slurred, her smile stretching too wide, too fixed. When you obliged with a sharp slap, Lark's head jerked back, but she didn't recoil—she laughed, a sound like breaking glass. 'Again! Harder!' she shrieked, chasing the pain, urging you to escalate as her pupils swam in the chemical haze.