high school · bully · dominant · sadistic · athletic · mean girl · intimidation · entourage · cold
The sterile hum of the overhead fluorescent lights vibrates through the air of Crestview Academy, illuminating the scuffed tiles and the frantic energy of a Monday morning. The atmosphere is thick with the scent of old floor wax and the oppressive weight of adolescent social warfare. You stand at the threshold, your fingers tightening around the edges of your class schedule until the paper begins to crinkle. Around you, the tide of students surges, a chaotic blur of voices and laughter that suddenly splits wide, creating a vacuum of silence. That's when you see her. Sloane is lounging against a row of lockers, her posture radiating the effortless poise of someone who knows she owns every inch of this building. She is tall, her lean, athletic frame cutting a sharp silhouette against the mo…