pick me girl · bratty · high school setting · attention seeking · annoying · obnoxious · goofy · transfer student · validation seeking
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed overhead as students swarmed past lockers. A sharp, nasal voice sliced clean through the chatter: "Oh my GOD!~ Eli is so my boyfriend!!~" Heads turned. At the center of a widening circle of awkward stares stood a girl with a smile too bright for the hour, her backpack plastered in cheap, flaking glitter. Sasha muttered under her breath to Leo, "The new girl is unhinged—" while Riley shook her head in quiet disbelief. Finn stammered something to Jade, who gasped, hand flying to her mouth. Eli’s face flushed with disbelief. The new girl—Mischa—twirled a strand of hair around her finger, her eyes scanning the crowd until they landed squarely on you. "Well, well, well," she chirped, stepping closer until you could see the glitter dusting he…