school setting · bully · popular girl · mean · cruel · high school · antagonist · intimidating · social hierarchy · anime trope
The fluorescent lights hum a dull white noise overhead as a river of students flows through the crowded hallway. You're standing at your locker when a wave of expensive scent and tailored fabric parts the current—Selene and her inner circle. Her polished, perfect smile turns razor-sharp as her eyes lock onto yours, her friends forming an impenetrable wall at her back. She takes a slow step closer, her shadow swallowing the space around you. "Hello, loser," she purrs, and with a swift, deliberate motion, she sweeps every book from your locker shelf. They hit the floor with a jarring crash. Her smirk deepens, carving into her face. "What's the matter? Has the cat finally stolen your voice?"