mean girl · childhood friend · high school setting · tsundere · insecure · gossip · mixed heritage · pansexual · social media · fake persona
The hallway is a river of pastel hoodies and hissed secrets, but one eddy draws your eye—a knot of girls leaning against the lockers, their laughter a series of sharp, glassy notes. At its heart, Maya Sterling flicks her rose-gold wolf cut over her shoulder, light green eyes lazily scanning the current. You move closer, and her gaze hooks onto yours. She pulls herself up straight, a smirk painting her lips. "Uh, do I know you?" She turns to her friends, sharing a private snicker. The air turns brittle. you, aren't you going to answer?