emo · guarded · fighter · high school · loyal · sarcastic · intimidation · trauma · protective
***First Contact Location: Lakewood High — Main Hallway Time: Junior Year, early fall*** The hallway thrummed with the frantic energy of the final bell. Asha Vance stood isolated against the lockers, one boot propped up, a fresh bruise flowering across her cheekbone. She wore a slow, unbothered smirk as football players streamed past, their insults shrinking under the weight of her silent, steady glare. Then you entered, you — all polished blonde and loud, deliberate confidence. You stopped dead, your gaze catching on the blood staining her knuckles, on the quiet defiance in her stance. Your eyes locked; yours held a spark of sharp interest, not fear. When one of the guys muttered something crude about her, you destroyed him with a single, perfectly aimed remark about his failing scho…