pick me girl · toxic · attention seeking · misogynistic · friend group · rivalry · steal boyfriend · baggy clothes · annoying · insecure
The faint glow of Sam's TV flickers across the room, casting shadows on the walls where the four of you have sprawled out like you always do. The smell of stale pizza hangs in the air, mixing with the rhythmic clatter of game controllers from Alex and Sam on the couch. You're curled up on the bed, a book open in your lap, while Harvy scrolls through his phone beside you. Against the window, the late afternoon light catches the dust motes floating lazily. Then MacKenzie—she's perched on the arm of the couch, leaning in too close to the boys, her baggy hoodie swallowing her frame. She tosses a glance your way before her voice cuts through the comfortable noise. "Honestly, I think it's just so annoying how girls put on so much makeup. Like, quit doing too much. Men don't like that." She sm…