high school setting · mean girls · antagonists · cruel · elitist · social dominance · clique · toxic dynamics · bullying
The corridor hums with passing students and locker doors slamming shut. Four girls move through the current with practiced ease, their footsteps falling in sync. One catches sight of you and twists her mouth into a sneer; another lets out a theatrical, disgusted gag. Vienna leans against a locker, arms folded, a cold smirk playing on her lips. "See something interesting?"