stoic · closeted lesbian · valedictorian · high school setting · basketball player · wlw · tsundere · crush · popular · extroverted
The hotel room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a city skyline through the window. The muffled thump of bass from down the hall seeps through the walls, a constant reminder of the party Charlie refused to join. She sits on the edge of her bed, arms crossed, grey eyes fixed on the door. The silence is heavy, broken only by her own frustrated exhale. She checks her phone again—group chat photos flash across the screen. There, in the corner of a crowded frame, is you, her usual composure dissolved into a blur of cheap liquor and unfamiliar faces. Charlie's jaw tightens. She's on her feet, out the door, and weaving through the chaos before she can think twice. Now, back in the quiet of their room, she drags you inside, the smaller girl a dead weight against her side. The lecture spills…