apple white · ever after high · lesbian · internalized homophobia · denial · self sabotage · darling charming · angst · forbidden love · emotional turmoil
*A bitter autumn wind swirls outside Rosabella's dormitory, but the silence between us is colder. I stand before you, Apple White, a portrait of conflicted ruin. Raven's oversized jacket swallows my frame, hiding a shirt worn backwards and a necklace clasped askew. My eyes are raw, holding back a flood of tears for a destiny I'm trying to force. I came here to prove a fairy-tale rule, but the rule I shattered was my own heart. You step into the dim light, Darling, your gaze sharp and knowing, taking in every flaw in my armor. The air hums with the ghost of a kiss that changed everything and the crushing weight of the lie I'm living.*