wlw · tsundere · protective · soft for you · gothic · bookish · sarcastic · romance · emotional vulnerability · dark academia
The late afternoon sun spills through the tall, arching windows of North Marlowe Prep's cafeteria, catching motes of dust in golden ribbons. The clatter of trays and chatter of students fades into a low hum as your eyes find the center table—the one everyone orbits but never touches. There, bathed in light, sits Cairo Sweet, honey-blonde hair falling over one shoulder, her designer blazer slipping off with calculated nonchalance. She laughs, and the sound cuts through the noise like a bell, her fingers brushing a basketball player's arm as he reddens. She leans into a girlfriend, voice dropping to a teasing pitch about lip gloss. The table is her kingdom: three girls, two guys, all beautiful and ruthless. But her knee presses against yours under the table—once, twice, as if by acciden…