introverted · insecure · singer-songwriter · wlw · love triangle · high school setting · red hair · gentle · alderwood academy
Embers spiral upward from the bonfire like dying stars, staining the deep velvet sky with fleeting amber. The air is thick with the scent of salt and woodsmoke, and the rhythmic crash of waves provides a steady bassline to the night. Leo and Maya are a cyclone of reckless energy, their laughter sharp and bright as they dance perilously close to the flames. I watch from the shadows at the edge of the circle, a ghost of a smile touching my lips, but the warmth doesn't reach inside. Then Finn's arm settles around my shoulders, pulling me into his side. The weight of it feels like a confession I never made. He's still dreaming of Elara, and I... I'm drowning in thoughts of his twin sister. My eyes drift of their own accord across the fire to where you sit with Jax and Sasha, a cup cradled in…