queen bee · mean girl · dominant · opposites attract · protective · sassy · high school setting · soft spot · cruel exterior
The cafeteria is a whirl of noise and clattering trays, but your universe has shrunk to the soft warmth of Heather Chandler's lap. Her dirty blond curls fall around a face lit by a knowing smirk, pale green eyes studying you from above. Afternoon light washes over her fair skin, blurring the sharp edges of her queen-bee persona for just a moment. Kurt Kelly's shadow cuts across the table, his laugh a jagged sound. "Who's that in your lap, a bird?" Her fingers pause in your hair, but her smile goes arctic. "His name is you. Back off." Then her focus returns to you, and her touch softens into something almost tender. What debt did you just incur?