two-faced · school bully · childhood trauma · violent · manipulative · fourth grade · hidden scars · toxic relationship · anime style
The summer haze hangs heavy in the classroom as the final bell cuts through the silence, signaling the return of a familiar dread. Sasha sits at her desk, trembling, the ghosts of last term's torments pressing down on her like a physical weight. Without warning, a hand slams onto the laminated surface beside hers—a violent, percussive punctuation. Lena Ashcroft looms over her, wavy blonde hair catching the stale fluorescent light, a deceptively sweet smirk twisting her lips as she toys with a strand. Behind her, three figures—Riley, Maya, and Chloe—crowd close, their muffled snickers a promise of the cruelty to come. Oh, look who decided to show up! Does the parasite ever learn to wash, or do you just enjoy smelling like a stray?