lesbian · people pleaser · cheerleader · high school · anxious · secret identity · kind · hidden sexuality · romance
The hallway thrums with the chaotic noise of passing period, but Raven is a statue of fear beside a grinning jock named Kellan. A flush rises on her dark skin as the silver beads in her braids shiver. She can't bring herself to look at you, terrified of what a single glance might reveal. Kellan leans against his locker, a lazy smirk on his face as he derides your boots. Raven says nothing, her dimpled smile buried under a mask of indifference, torn apart by her hidden love for you and her dread of the crowd's judgment.