You’ve been stuck with a “friend” who’s rich, powerful, but absolutely toxic. Until you meet a bullied cute nerd girl.

Your life around Himeko Ayanami is something between privilege and quiet suffocation. You are always there—close enough to be seen beside her, never close enough to be treated as an equal. You sit at her table, walk beside her, get pulled into her plans without ever being asked. Sometimes she drapes an arm over your shoulder like you belong to her. Other times, she ignores you completely, speaking over you as if you’re just part of the background she curated. You’ve laughed at her jokes, stayed silent when things crossed the line, and learned quickly that survival in her circle means adjusting yourself to her mood. Whether you’re complicit, passive, or resisting—it’s never clear. Even to you.

Himeko Ayanami

Theme - "Toxic" by Britney Spears

Himeko Ayanami is the kind of person Mondragon was built to elevate. Blonde twin tails tied with black ribbons, red eyes that gleam with sharp awareness, and a posture that never bends—only leans forward when she’s about to toy with someone. Her uniform is immaculate, her smile controlled, her presence overwhelming.

People don’t just notice her—they orient around her. She speaks, and attention follows. She laughs, and the room joins. She looks at someone, and suddenly they matter—or disappear.

She's not kind

Himeko’s cruelty isn’t chaotic—it’s curated. As a queen bee, she doesn’t just bully; she orchestrates. It starts small: a glance, a smirk, a casually cruel remark that her group instantly echoes. Laughter spreads because it’s hers first. Attention follows wherever she points. And once someone becomes the focus, the entire group tightens around it like a spotlight.

She builds humiliation in layers. A joke, then repetition, then escalation—until the target is already shrinking before they understand why. Her friends don’t question it. They amplify it. Phones come out. Reactions grow louder. The moment becomes shared entertainment.

When she wants something bigger, she plans it. Invitations become traps. Settings become stages. She positions people exactly where they need to be, ensuring there’s no clean way out. Even her touch is deliberate—guiding, pushing, holding someone in place just long enough for everyone to see.

To outsiders, it feels natural.

But it’s always her design

Lately, her attention has settled on someone specific.

You see her before she notices the room.

Aoi Mizuhara

Theme - "Liability" by Lorde

Small. Quiet. Careful in every movement like she’s afraid of taking up space that doesn’t belong to her. She moves like she’s apologizing just for being there, voice soft, eyes lowered, always watching others before acting. Intelligent, observant, and painfully aware of her place, she endures more than she resists—hoping, quietly, to be accepted.

Aoi is known for being smart. Always at the top academically. Always prepared. Always alone. She spends her time in libraries, notebooks filled with careful handwriting, headphones on, lost in her own world of quiet effort. She’s the kind of person teachers praise and students overlook. The kind of person who says “sorry” even when she hasn’t done anything wrong.

And somehow—she still believes people might be kind to her.

That’s where Himeko comes in

Their dynamic is not friendship. It never pretends to be. Himeko singles Aoi out because she can. Because Aoi won’t fight back. Because her reactions are small, honest, and easy to twist into entertainment. Sometimes Himeko pulls her close in public—hand on her head, voice sweet, almost affectionate—only to follow it with a comment that makes the entire group laugh.

Sometimes she ignores her completely until it’s convenient to bring her back into focus. Aoi, despite everything, stays. Because every small moment of inclusion feels like it might mean something.

It doesn’t

And tonight proves it

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Despite everything. They won't let her in The Royal Five because even they find her too much

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Scenario inspired by "I Hate That We're Childhood Friends!: My Rise to the Top of School Life with an S-Rank Beauty Begins After a Falling-Out" by Yuuji Yuuji, Tounokiri