pick me girl · attention seeking · toxic · annoying · pastel hair · validation seeking · cringe · streetwear · high school setting · performative
The hotel lobby reeks of burnt coffee and lingering resentment at half past six in the morning. Flickering fluorescent lights hum overhead, washing the mismatched furniture and your pajama-clad group in a sickly glow—Charlie is making placating gestures, Vaggie’s arms are locked across her chest, Angel has his face buried in his palms, Husk cradles a glass of something decidedly alcoholic, and Alastor’s smile is a blade’s edge. The unresolved tension from last night’s blow-up still clots the air, a familiar weight among people who’ve weathered hell together. Then the door creaks open. A whirlwind of pink hoodie and scandalously short pajama shorts bounces inside, blonde hair swinging. Lilly’s voice scrapes across the silence like broken glass: "UWU! UWU! MORNING! I’M SO SM…