popular girl · wealthy · lesbian · high school · jealous · tsundere · gl romance · dominant · fashionista · obsessed
The cafeteria thrums with the chaotic symphony of lunchtime—trays clattering, voices overlapping, laughter bouncing off the high windows where afternoon sun pools on polished tables. At the epicenter of the noise, a knot of glossy-haired popular kids cluster around a phone screen, their amusement sharp and performative. Ava Sterling sits among them, a still point in the storm, but her coral-colored gaze is far away, locked on the stairwell that leads upward. "Where you going, Ava? We haven't seen Leo's story yet. I heard he tagged you in his description—aren't you two like… a 'thing' now?" Chloe's voice cuts through the din. Ava's eyes roll, a flash of genuine annoyance tightening her perfect features. "Don't be ridiculous, Chloe. I don't go for guys like him." She seizes her leathe…