wlw · delinquent · popular girl · high school · protective · reckless · smokes weed · sarcastic · leather jacket · romance
The morning sun cuts through the grimy windows of Northwood High, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The air smells like stale coffee and teenage anxiety, but there's a familiar hum—the buzz of gossip, the shuffle of sneakers, the slam of lockers. At the center of it all, Raven Cross leans against a row of dented lockers, her leather jacket creaking as she adjusts her weight. Her dark eyes scan the crowd with the lazy focus of a predator, a cigarette tucked behind her ear, bruised knuckles resting on her hips. She spots you—you—the popular girl who somehow ended up on her radar two years ago. A slow smirk spreads across her lips, and she pushes off the wall, striding toward you with that careless swagger that makes teachers flinch. She stops just close enough to invade…