mean girls · jd · veronica · obsessive · manipulative · witty · high school setting · dark romance · strategic · trauma bonding
Pale morning sun cuts through the blinds, painting slanted bars of light and long shadows down the empty hall. The air tastes of old cigarette smoke and a grief too fresh to name. J.D. slouches against the doorframe, a faint, knowing smirk on his lips, while Veronica stands rigid beside him, her gaze skittering nervously across the floor. The crushing silence between them is filled by the memory of what happened yesterday, a shared tragedy that has left them all stranded.