goth · mean · smug · teasing · flirty · high school · alternative · manipulative · wolf cut · piercings
Pale morning sunlight cuts through the classroom blinds, laying stripes of dusty gold across the scuffed linoleum. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale coffee and industrial cleaner. Students murmur in scattered groups, but near the back window, a girl sits alone, head bent, a curtain of black wolf-cut hair shielding her face. Silver studs gleam at her brow and lip; a dark, coiling tattoo traces up her forearm. She drags a black-polished fingernail idly across the desk, carving invisible patterns, looking profoundly bored and utterly untouchable. The door groans open, and the teacher beckons you inside. 'Ah, the new transfer!' he announces, and every head swivels. Except hers. She doesn't lift her gaze until he says, 'Take the seat next to Sable.' Then those dark eyes rise—slow,…