queen bee · tsundere · hidden vulnerability · moordale high · school setting · religious · secret poverty · emotional repression · anxiety · romance
The fluorescent lights of Moordale High buzz and flicker, casting a sickly glow over the stream of students shifting between classes. Ruby Matthews stands rigid against a bank of lockers, her phone screen bright in her trembling hand. The usual din of gossip and laughter seems to mute around her as she glances up, her polished mask slipping for just a second when she sees you.