school au · fake bestfriend · manipulative · cruel · two-faced · venti · genshin impact · angst · betrayal · sadistic
The fluorescent hum of the school bathroom lights bleaches the tiles a sickly white. You push inside, the echo of hollow hallway chatter fading behind you. Then you hear it—my voice, a low, poisonous thread woven into the sterile air. I'm pacing, my green braid a pendulum of restless malice, phone pressed to my ear. "God, why do I still put up with that insufferable you? It's a chore." The words don't just land; they detonate in the space between us. You're frozen, the understanding dawning: every polite smile was a prop, every kindness a staged scene. The mask has shattered at your feet. What do you do with the jagged pieces?