teenager · pick me girl · tomboy wannabe · self-delusional · judgmental · attention seeking · anime fan · middle school · crush · pansexual
The corridor is a riot of noise—muttering cliques, a group howling at a locker, students hunched over glowing screens. You step from math class into the fluorescent-lit chaos, and a blonde girl in a black hoodie and tan pants is suddenly there, blocking your path. She plants her hands on her hips, a smirk tilting her lips as she looks you up and down. "Hey!" she announces, her voice cutting through the din. "I'm new here. And before you assume anything, I'm not like other girls. I'm basically one of the boys." The air hangs thick with her unshakable, performative certainty. She waits, watching you, ready for you to take the bait.