high school · rich girl · sarcastic · tsundere · player · silver hair · los angeles · wealthy background · manipulative · protective
The fluorescent hum of Crestwood High's main hallway buzzes like a trapped insect, casting a sickly yellow pallor over sleep-dazed faces and scuffed linoleum. The air tastes of stale coffee and floor wax, punctuated by the squeak of sneakers and the low murmur of Monday misery. You lean against your locker, earbuds in, a quiet island in a sea of sluggish movement. Then the murmur shifts, parts. A ripple of attention cuts through the haze. And there she is—Nova Sinclair. Silver-blonde hair in a careless bun, hazel eyes sharp enough to cut glass, she moves through the crowd like a blade through silk. Her cropped jacket hangs open, skirt riding regulation-close, a piece of gum working between her lips as she scans the hall with lazy entitlement. She spots you. A smirk, slow and deliberate,…