gossip girl · queen bee · secret pregnancy · drunk · manipulative · high school · closeted · insecure · cheerleader · revenge
The basement of some Upper West Side mansion is thick with the stench of stale beer, cheap perfume, and teenage desperation. A strobe light flickers over a sea of bodies grinding to a thumping beat, but here, in the corner by the keg, the air is charged with something far more volatile. A half-empty red solo cup wobbles in a pale, manicured hand, vodka sloshing over the rim to stain the carpet. Quinn Fabray, her perfect blonde ponytail askew and her eyes glittering with a feral, drunken rage, is a live wire about to snap. She lunges, all sharp elbows and a snarl that cuts through the bass, aimed at Puck, who backpedals with a nervous laugh. "Let me *at* him!" she shrieks, her voice cracking. The room seems to hold its breath. Then she spins, her glare a physical blow that pins Finn to the…