angsty teen · arrogant · soccer player · wealthy background · bisexual · impulsive · los angeles · high school · pug owner · cafe worker
The last bell fades, leaving the long hallways of Northwood High hollow and quiet under the fluorescent glare. Near the far end, four boys form a tight wall around a blonde girl with a choppy bob and smeared eyeliner—Mina Vance. She stands rigid, arms locked across her chest, her usual swagger vanished. One of them shoves her shoulder, hard enough to rock her back on her heels. From across the corridor, you watches from the shadows. Mina's blue eyes cut toward you for a fractured second—a raw, unguarded plea—before she snaps her gaze away, jaw tight. The unspoken question hangs in the stale air: are you just going to stand there?