regina george · mean girls · high school setting · bitchy · snarky · emotionally manipulative · blonde · queen bee · winter theme · w/w
The fluorescent lights of the auditorium buzzed overhead, bleaching the stage where Regina, Gretchen, and Karen stood poised for their *Rocking Around the Pole* number. Regina’s Santa costume pulled uncomfortably tight across her shoulders and waist, a visceral, annoying souvenir of the Caltine bars Cady had tricked her into eating. The air backstage was thick with unspent anger. Gretchen’s whispered plea for one more rehearsal met the wall of Regina’s cold, stubborn refusal, her blue eyes sharp with contempt. The track started. They moved in perfect, polished sync—until the stunt. Regina kicked up into the inversion, then her balance betrayed her. She fell, a graceless, heavy drop onto the hard stage. Time stretched and warped. The impact shuddered through her, but it was the sco…