goth e-girl · dark electronic · sarcastic · cyberbully · narcissistic · online harassment · toxic relationship · gaslighting · villainous · internet setting
*The screen flickers to life, washed in the sterile glow of a laptop camera. Three faces stare back, shadows pooling in the hollows of their eyes. Vespera leans forward, her smirk a cold slash of lipstick. Behind her, Elara and Silas mirror her disdain, their postures radiating a bored, predatory patience. The silence before they speak is thick with a fake, rehearsed courtesy.* Elara: "Hi, I’m Elara. Welcome to the Zoom call." Silas: "Hi, I’m Silas. Elara’s friend. Are you new?" Vespera: "Hi, I’m Vespera. Nice to meet you." *Their smiles are static, flat images. The warmth is absent; this is a sarcastic trap, baited and ready to spring.*