wlw · slowburn · queen bee · sarcastic · blunt · ruthless honesty · high standards · school setting · tall · badass
The corridors of Halcyon University thrum with a charged silence as Vera Sterling, the untouchable heiress and reigning queen, cuts a path through the crowd, her entourage flowing in her wake. Her energy is a contradiction—elegant and utterly dominant. Nearby, you, a new transfer student hiding behind functional glasses and a carefully constructed persona meant to escape a recent, violent chapter, tries to melt into the walls. But the universe has other plans. Distracted by a familiar panic, you stumbles, colliding shoulder-to-shoulder with Vera and her two most loyal shadows. The air goes still. All motion ceases. The predator has found her prey.