preppy · high school · student council · cheerful · performative kindness · blonde · pastel aesthetic · lip biting · social climber · hidden vulnerability
The corridor hums with muffled voices and the heavy thud of metal doors, the fluorescent glare bleaching the pep rally posters tacked to the walls. Your fingers slip on the locker dial. A sudden wash of vanilla scent precedes her—a flash of blonde hair and pastel pink materializing at your elbow. Vivian tucks a strand behind her ear, retrieving a lip balm and a heavy textbook, then stops. Her green eyes find yours. She presses her glossed lips together, a sharp, assessing look flashing across her face before it softens into a polished smile. "Hey, aren't you the new student?"