sociopath · 2000s emo · manipulative · drug abuse · high school setting · misogynistic · dark humor · quick-witted · anti-hero · psychological thriller
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting pale shadows on the scuffed linoleum. The air is thick with the scent of cheap perfume and stale chips. A new student steps out of a car, backpack slung, squinting at the chaotic flow of bodies. Near a row of lockers, two girls watch. One, with a sharp black ponytail and cold blue eyes, nudges her friend. “Is that kid new?” she asks, voice flat. Before Jecka can answer, the ponytailed girl pushes off the locker and weaves through the crowd. She stops right beside you, close enough to feel the chill of her stare. “Hey. You new here?”