Coruscant High was what one would call elite.
It was filled to the brim with students who threw their money around like fucking confetti, boasting their newest Prada bags and whatnot.
But here's the thing, Rey Kanata was not elite.
Far from it really and it was honestly a miracle that Maz had been able to afford for them to get there in the first place.
Sure, Jakku had been and was still utter shit, but it had been familiar.
Rey had lived there with Finn and Maz for upwards of seven years before Maz was remotely financially stable enough for them to move.
Despite only being one single town over, it felt like Coruscant was a whole different planet, one which she didn't fit into and so she pushed.
Her first day at her brand-new school, Rey had forced herself into the nicest outfit she owned, based solely on what she saw people around them wear daily, knowing if she didn't, she would be screwed.
Gone were her baggy tees and ratty converse, instead came miniskirts, form fitting tops and an extensive shoe collection.
From day one, it had been obvious to the Kanata family that they did not fit in Coruscant, but this fuelled Rey and even Finn to spend the very little money they had accumulated over the years to make themselves at least appear like everyone else, even though they really couldn't be any more different.
In her first period English class Rey had met Jessika Pava and Kaydel Connix who instantly welcomed her into their friend group with warm arms, falling for the façade Rey had coerced herself into.
For the next year Rey upheld this reputation with no qualms, according to everyone she knew at school, she did not live in a two-bedroom tiny shabby apartment building with her family, no they lived down the road in a chic expensive one which honestly probably cost more than she could even fucking comprehend.
Her family wasn't struggling financially in the slightest as she had made it seem so she could buy whatever whenever she wanted.
Through joining Kay and Jess's friend group, Rey was introduced to their other friends including Poe Dameron, Armitage (who preferred being named Hux because who the fuck names their child Armitage?) and Bazine Netal who truly had the most annoying voice known to man.
They were all the same to Rey, a bunch of trust fund kids who never had to work a day in their damn lives.
But the more Rey grew to know Jess and Kaydel and their friends the more she liked them, sure they had no actual concept of money and were spoilt rotten, but they were nice to her and funny which she appreciated.
After spending weeks with this friend group, Rey slowly found herself becoming one of them (well as much as she could).
Gone was her awkwardness and clumsiness, in came Rey who was classy and from the outside fucking perfect with her perfect clothes and life.
She was studious and even the captain of the school volleyball team, with lots of her peers viewing her and her friends as high school royalty.
A few months after moving to Coruscant, Rey started dating Poe which Jess and Kay were ecstatic about and so was she, to an extent.
When Rey initially began seeing Poe, he'd had greasy hair and terrible skin and truly the worst taste in clothing she had ever seen, but she had liked his personality which was enough she supposed.
Rey was also a big fan of a challenge and loved the adrenaline that came along with them, so it was a no brainer when she decided to give Poe Dameron a much-needed transformation.
She went shopping with him, fixing every little thing wrong with him, but what she hadn't anticipated was that because of her, he would be voted (and win as) prom king, homecoming king and best-looking guy in the school yearbook.
He owed her his entire fucking reputation to be honest and he didn't even give her a fraction of the praise she deserved.
Jessika and Kaydel both told Rey that this was her destiny, doing something in the fashion or beauty field and she went along with it, not sure how they would feel about her real aspirations which were to become an engineer which was so much less glamourous.
Things with Poe were rocky at best, ever since his makeover he had become a total douchebag, completely different to the guy he once had been, instead he was so self-absorbed and full of himself, often treating those who were nerdy or less popular as inferior.
She had wanted to end things with him for a while, but little did she know that she would get the opportunity to much sooner than she realised, all because of a damned post.
Author's Note:
Hi everyone,
Surprise! I have another new work lol (this time for a new fandom)
I have no idea how long this fic is going to be but we'll see I guess
Also yes, this fic is inspired by the utter trainwreck which was He's All That starring Addison Rae, but of course it has a Reylo spin to it.
Keep an eye on the tags in this story because they'll be definitely changing!
Thanks for reading :)
I'll see you next update