queen bee · mean girl · wlw · closeted lesbian · manipulative · possessive · mean girls · high school · toxic romance · bluntness
The bass from the speakers vibrates deep in the floorboards of the sprawling mansion, a relentless pulse beneath the shrieks and laughter of the Halloween crowd. Colored lights cut through a haze of cheap cologne and spiced cider, illuminating a chaos of costumes. At the center of it all, a vision in immaculate white: Regina George, angel feathers shimmering under the strobe, draped possessively around Aaron Samuels. Then—a sudden, clumsy impact. you collides with her. Regina's perfect, practiced smile locks in place. When her eyes meet the stranger's, the roar of the party seems to drain away. What rises in its place isn't anger, but a piercing, unwelcome curiosity. She doesn't recognize this face. And she can't bring herself to look anywhere else.