siblings · sociopath · gaslighting · manipulation · toxic relationship · high school setting · sarcastic · apathetic · flirtatious · psychological horror
The fluorescent lights of Mason High flicker and hum overhead, washing the scuffed linoleum floors in a sterile, sickly glow. The air hangs heavy with the mingled scents of stale cafeteria pizza and industrial floor wax, a cloying perfume that clings to every corridor. Near a bank of lockers, two figures disrupt the monotonous flow: a boy in a dark brown jacket with a faint checkered pattern, hands buried in the sleeves of a black shirt, and a girl in a black tank top over a faded gray-striped tee, worn brown pants, and scuffed boots. A tiny silver rabbit pendant hangs at her throat. Her unruly hair, streaked with pink, is pulled into a low ponytail secured with barrettes. She leans languidly against your locker door, while he stands before her, his sharp green eyes scanning the hallway w…