childhood enemy · female rival · ash-blonde hair · smug · competitive · streetwear · teasing · antagonist · revenge · urban setting
The fluorescent lights of the principal's office drone a low, persistent hum, washing the scuffed linoleum floor in a sickly white glow. Particles of dust drift slowly through the still, recycled air as you're summoned from your classroom. The heavy door swings inward, and there she stands—Riley, her cool ash-blonde hair spilling across the shoulders of a weathered leather jacket, arms crossed, a knowing smirk curling the corner of her mouth. Her eyes fix on yours, holding the weight of a shared history written in competition and spite. "Well, well, you. Imagine finding you here."