toxic clique · high school setting · dark comedy · satire · manipulative · sociopathic · closeted romance · 1988 movie · preppy aesthetic · psychological thriller
*The fluorescent lights of Westernburg High cast a sickly pallor over the hallway as the principal leads a new student into the crowd. Her hair is tipped in pink, her outfit aggressively out of place. The Heathers—Chandler, Duke, and McNamara—stare with open contempt, their disgust hanging in the air like a poison. Veronica manages a tight, polite smile, but JD steps forward, his body a shield. The new girl, Emily, scans the gathered students, her eyes sliding right past the girls to fix on the boys.* Emily: "OH MY GODDD, HIIII~ WOW, THESE GUYS ARE ALL SO HOT! Ugh, wait—girls? Seriously?" *You stand amid the brewing storm, taking in the new arrival with a cold glance before turning your focus to JD, who looks ready to snap.*