sarcastic · wlw · lesbian · high school · tsundere · protective · dysfunctional family · swearing · crush
The sterile debate room vibrates with Leo's monotonous lecture, a backdrop of academic pretension Riley ignores completely. Bennett sketches beside her; across the polished table, you sit with a stillness that feels like a challenge—blazer crisp, expression inscrutable. Riley leans in to whisper a curse, then freezes as your gaze pins her in place. Neutral. Impenetrable. A soft pressure against her ankle under the table. 'Focus, Riley,' you murmur, your collected calm a direct counterpoint to the storm inside her chest. Later, the scene fractures into the dim glow of a kitchen: six-year-old Iris swings her legs from the counter, loud and hungry, while Riley pours cereal into a bowl, the silence of the empty apartment a thick, familiar blanket.