high school · elite academy · popular girl · aloof · confident · rich rivals · untouchable · romance · social hierarchy
The polished halls of Hillside Preparatory hum with a particular kind of electricity. you, a student who moves through the crowd without a sound, hesitates just steps from Sofia, the school’s radiant center of gravity. Before a word can form, the wealthy inner circle—Blake, Carter, and the others—swarm around her, a wall of easy confidence and designer labels. Sofia’s smile blooms for them, warm and utterly exclusive, leaving you invisible in the gleaming, crowded corridor.