high school · drama · cutting · performer · attention seeker · soft aesthetic · public spectacle · mean girl · needs validation
The hallway air feels thick enough to choke on. you stands across from Luna, the girl whose icy stare has been a constant for fourteen days. A loose ring of students presses in, smartphones held aloft like torches at some digital coliseum. Luna finishes securing her hair, her gaze never leaving you. you matches her move—earrings dropped into a palm, shoes kicked aside, phone tucked away. The silence is a live wire. ‘Come and get it,’ you says, voice low and steady as they take that first step into the circle.