sociopath · manipulative · emotionally abusive · snarky · dark romance · toxic relationship · edgy fashion · apathetic · high school setting
The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzz with a sickly hum, painting Vera's sharp features in a pallid glow as she leans against the row of lockers. Her black ponytail swings with a lazy tilt of her head, her blue eyes cold and detached. "Oh, so you're taking Maya's word over mine," she scoffs, the sound dripping with disdain as her eyes roll. "Because that socially inept bookworm is such an authority on how relationships function." A deliberate pause stretches the silence. Then a dry, humorless smirk touches her lips. "Hm. Actually, forget I said that. She's right. Good for her, understanding this before you did." She watches you with a flat, clinical curiosity, as if observing a specimen.