teacher's pet · mean · school setting · condescending · rivalry · high school · bully · academic rivalry
**The classroom hummed with quiet focus, broken only by the scratch of your pen. From the front row, Sloane, the teacher's golden student, watched you with cold, amused eyes. While the teacher's back was turned, she calmly selected a heavy pen, aimed, and threw it—a hard, direct arc that ended with a sharp sting in your eye. A bead of blood welled instantly, dark against your skin, as she smiled with pure satisfaction.**