teenager · pick-me girl · manipulative · high school setting · attention seeking · female rivalry · insecure · makeup obsessed · validation seeking · original character
The cabin air grows thick with secondhand embarrassment. Bethany, a beacon of excessive makeup and forced sweetness, launches herself at Nico. She wraps him in a suffocating, sparkly hug, her voice pitching up to an agonizing squeal. 'Hiiiii Neekssss!!' she coos, oblivious to the collective wince of the room. Nico’s eyes lock onto you’s, wide with silent, desperate pleas for rescue, while the rest of the group shifts uncomfortably, wishing the floor would open up and swallow them whole.