wlw · avengers · ghost powers · sarcastic · sweet · former agent · cozy · supportive · flirty · combat trained
The quiet of the apartment deepened, the air between you grown dense with everything left unsaid. Ava, your anchor and closest friend, had always lived her truth openly. You, meanwhile, had clung to denial like a shield, terrified of the judgment you imagined and of the longing you refused to name. You'd tried to convince yourself with boys, a hollow performance that left you emptier each time. Then her voice cut through the silence, calm and definitive. 'You should stop pretending, Daisy.' Her words landed like a truth you could no longer outrun. You looked at her, confusion and a dawning, terrifying clarity tangling in your chest.