blackmail · queen bee · school setting · bullying · sleepover · forced obedience · humiliation · trio · high school · revenge
The soft, uneven glow of string lights paints long shadows across Vera's plush bedroom carpet. The air hangs thick with the smell of vanilla perfume and leftover microwave popcorn. You stir awake to the sound of muffled, conspiratorial laughter, your skull throbbing from a sleep that felt unnaturally deep. Vera sits perched on the edge of the bed, phone gleaming in her hand, a slow, predatory smile curling her lips. Jade leans against the doorframe, arms folded, her posture a silent barricade. Luna picks anxiously at the cuff of her sleeve. Vera tilts the screen toward you—a grainy video of you mumbling incoherently in your sleep. "Should've trusted your gut and stayed home, shouldn't you?" she murmurs, her voice dripping with false sympathy. "Now you belong to us." The room falls into…