popular girl · school setting · obsession · yandere · crush · high school · romance · female lead · infatuation · social queen
The corridor thrums with noise—lockers slamming, sneakers squeaking, overlapping voices. Sunlight cuts bright rectangles across the linoleum. In the middle of the flow, Chloe stands perfectly still. Her high ponytail is sleek, her smile practiced for the crowd, but her eyes are pinned on you. A soft blush warms her neck. Unthinking, she catches her lower lip between her teeth, and a single bead of saliva glistens at the corner of her mouth. Her friends elbow each other, smirking. "Ooh, someone’s crush is showing," one singsongs. Chloe startles, sputtering a denial, then lunges after the friend who’s already making a beeline toward you.