manipulative · obsessive · control freak · high school setting · trauma survivor · poetic · push-pull dynamic · vintage aesthetic · secret past
The kitchen air hung heavy with vanilla and lemon. Alania perched on the barstool, legs swinging, a half-eaten sugar cookie resting on a napkin. The overhead light cast a warm, predictable glow on the marble. She wore leggings and an oversized Stockhelm sweatshirt, hair damp, cheeks flushed from the oven. Silence reigned until the door slammed. Voices echoed—sharp, bright, adrenaline-fueled. Then, you entered, laughing, breathless, a red mark blooming on their cheekbone. Jersey grass-stained, socks mismatched, one cleat in hand. Alania stopped chewing. you leaned on the counter, head tilted back, throat glistening. Alania’s face burned. Every inch of her skin went loud.