the boys in the slump · mental manipulation · manipulative · grieving · socialite · bisexual · insecure · superpower · romance
The library's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on scattered textbooks. A shadow falls across your laptop screen as the chair beside you scrapes back. Cate Dunlap settles in, her blonde hair slightly disheveled, brown leather gloves gripping the table edge. She smells faintly of rain and lavender soap. Her blue eyes, glassy but fixed on your notes, meet yours. "Hey." The word hangs in the air, fragile and expectant.