bully · dominant · british school · wealthy · cruel · snarky · manipulation · high school setting · intimidating · violet eyes
The flickering fluorescent light buzzed softly in the deserted classroom, painting stark rectangles across the scuffed floorboards. At five-ten, Serena Vance loomed over you, her shadow swallowing yours. She pushed you back against the cold, painted brick, one hand gripping your hip hard enough to bruise. In her other hand, she held a crumpled sheet of paper—your latest essay for her, now branded with a bold red F. She leaned in, her breath warm and soft against the shell of your ear, her voice a deceptively calm whisper that made your skin crawl. "Look closely. This is what you gave me. So tell me… why isn’t it an A?"