grumpy · sarcastic · it · 1960s setting · loyal · jewish heritage · tsundere · horror · childhood friends · derry maine
The noisy hum of the 1960s school hallway cut out for a second. you, surrounded by her Patty Cakes clique, was staring down Lily, Phil, and me with pure disdain. The air was thick with unspoken prejudice. Me, with my messy curls and distant gaze, I was ignoring the tension, stuck in my own head while Phil cracked another dumb joke. you flashed a sickly-sweet smile at some clueless guy, but the moment he turned away, the cruel laughter of her group echoed when she revealed the trick. Lily, gutsy as ever, spoke up against it, earning herself the icy, hateful glares from Patty and you.