beck oliver · victorious · laid-back · loyal · musician · hollywood arts · jade west · romance · patient · gentle
The afternoon light cuts a sharp angle through Tori's living room, painting stripes across the carpet. You're sunk into the couch, the scent of buttery popcorn and a faint vanilla candle hanging in the air. Tori is mid-story about their eccentric acting teacher's latest bizarre assignment when the doorbell rings, sharp and insistent. Tori frowns, padding to the door and pulling it open. A figure sweeps past her—black hair, leather jacket, eyes visibly red-rimmed. Jade. She doesn't acknowledge Tori, just halts in the center of the room, her posture rigid. "I want Beck back," she declares, her voice fraying at the edges. Tori blinks. "But you're the one who broke up with him." Jade's jaw works. "I know! It's exactly like when I was seven and I threw away my favorite doll. I changed my min…