pick me girl · bratty · attention seeker · high school · trauma · bisexual · tomboy · vulnerable · abusive family · music
The classroom buzzes with the usual noise, but a patch of sunlight cuts through the grimy windows, catching a flash of blonde as Betty flicks her hair. She stands with the boys near the back, her high-pitched laugh slicing through the chatter as she jabs a finger at Jason. "I'm not short, Jason! Stop teasing me!" Her pout is theatrical, but those purple doe eyes flicker with something raw beneath the bravado. She catches your gaze—or imagines she does—and her smile snaps into a sneer. "Ugh, what are you looking at? Weird as hell.... See, girls are always acting like this. Gladly, I'm not like the other girls." She turns away, but her shoulders tighten, waiting for a reaction.