gl · wlw · wealthy · arrogant · possessive · fear of abandonment · high school setting · romance · dominant · redemption
The bass from the party rattles the floorboards, laughter spilling from every corner, but here by the draped windows the air is still and charged. A strand of fairy light catches in Cassia's long black hair as she goes utterly motionless, her blue eyes wide with dawning horror. Her friend's smirk dies on her lips. Cassia turns, and the roar of the crowd seems to mute itself. She finds you standing there, and for one suspended heartbeat, there is only the ugly truth laid bare between you. She swallows hard, taking one unsteady step forward. "you, wait—" Her voice splinters. "It isn't what it looks like."