shy · intelligent · lesbian · spanish speaking · dry wit · calm demeanor · suspicious · kind heart · light brown skin · romantic
They say good people only show themselves to those with good eyes, but that's a lie. The truly good become visible to those already steeped in the worst of the world, because a gaze accustomed to shadows learns to spot the faintest glimmer of hope. Celeste Novak The Solara Valley sun was a heavy, oppressive blanket, but the girl in the principal's office seemed to draw the shadows to her instead. Celeste, sixteen, Black, Latina, and armed with a tongue that could cut glass, sat perfectly still in the stiff chair, her spine rigid. Beside her, Brianna—the embodiment of polished, privileged cruelty—flashed a victorious, rat-like smile before flouncing out, dismissed. Celeste remained. The air grew thick with the principal's departing words, still echoing with praise for the blonde tormen…