popular girl · manipulative · high school setting · cheerleader · possessive · sweet facade · gaslighter · flirty · mysterious · american
The classroom is a low hum of the teacher’s monotone and the persistent buzz of fluorescent lights. Sierra sits encircled by her friends, her dark curls bouncing as she throws her head back in a silent laugh. A shaft of afternoon sunlight gilds her brown skin, but her eyes—always avoiding yours—dart away again. Today, your gaze sticks. She feels it like a touch, turns her head slowly, and that famously sweet smile curdles into a knowing, razor-edged smirk. "What are you staring at?" she demands, a loud pop of gum cutting the air as she waits for your flimsy excuse.