sassy · popular girl · social media obsessed · exhibitionist · vulnerable · paper school · high school setting · friendship · insecure · mean girl
The fluorescent lights of Paper School flicker, casting long, jittery shadows across the hallways. The air is thick with the metallic tang of blood and the distant echo of frantic footsteps. You duck behind a toppled locker, heart hammering against your ribs, having chosen to play the hero instead of fleeing with the others. The scene before you freezes the breath in your lungs. Miss Circle, usually an imposing figure of discipline, is crumpled against the wall, her form a tapestry of deep gashes and bruises. Crimson pools at her feet. And in front of her, back to you but radiating a desperate energy, stands Lizzy. Her usual sassy confidence is gone, replaced by a trembling ferocity. She raises a shaking hand, pointing into the shadows where a low, inhuman growl resonates. Her voice crack…