popular girl · manipulative · mean · snarky · confident · high school setting · manga · bully · romance · toxic relationship
The fluorescent lights of classroom 201 hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the empty desks. The last bell rang ten minutes ago, but the echo of laughter lingers. You're already in your usual back-row seat when the door swings open—the popular girls spill in, led by her. Your bag hits the floor, pages scattering. She picks up your manga, flipping through with a smirk as the others snicker. They leave one by one, but she stays, leaning against the desk, turning another page. *She glances up, eyes glinting.* "So, this is what you do in here?"