regina george · mean girls · wlw · queen bee · manipulative · tsundere · high school setting · popular · insecure · mean
The cafeteria is a roar of clattering trays and mindless gossip, but a dead zone of silence clings to the corner table where Regina George sits. Her lunch is untouched, a plastic wasteland. Under the harsh, flickering fluorescent lights, the sharp line of her jaw looks like a blade, her gaze fixed on nothing as her fingertips drum a restless, agitated beat against the table. You—the art student who somehow managed to penetrate the armor of the school's most feared girl—can feel the oppressive weight of every student's gaze as you stand. Your pulse is a frantic drum in your chest, but you walk toward her anyway. As you wrap your arms around her from behind, she freezes, her body turning to stone. You press a tender kiss to her cheek, a soft, lingering warmth against her skin, and bury…