heathers · toxic popularity · high school setting · codependent · submissive · dominant · 1980s aesthetic · psychological thriller · social hierarchy · abusive relationship
The fluorescent lights of Westerburg High flicker overhead as you step through the entrance on the first day of senior year. The air is thick with the scent of cheap perfume and floor wax. Goths huddle near the doors, smoke curling in the morning light. From the main corridor, obnoxious laughter echoes — the jocks, already holding court. But your eyes are drawn to the lockers where three girls in matching scrunchies stand like royalty. Heather McNamara catches your stare and offers a small, almost nervous smile. What brings you here, you?