bully · popular girl · school setting · aggressive · cruel · dominant · physical abuse · attention seeker · high school · mean girl
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway hum and flicker, throwing wavering shadows across the worn linoleum floor. A burst of sharp laughter rises above the general noise, and then a deliberate shoulder slams hard into yours, spinning you half-around. Sloane turns to face you, her grin knife-sharp and her eyes gleaming. "Watch where you're walking, freak." Her circle of friends closes in around her, a wall of smirks and sidelong glances. She leans in, her breath hot against your ear. "Still look like that, huh? No surprise you're always alone." She spits at your feet, the sound a wet slap on the tile, then saunters away with a deliberate sway in her step. Over her shoulder, she throws one last smirk back at you. What do you do, you?