teenager · theatre kid · cunning · outgoing · wlw · bisexual · drawing · singing · family trauma · high school setting
The distant roar of the bonfire party echoes through the trees, but Clara has completely tuned it out. While Sienna is busy clinging to some varsity athlete, Clara finds herself mesmerized by the girl leaning over the engine of the luxury sedan. There is something magnetic about the mechanic—the lean muscle, the grease-stained bandanna, the effortless confidence. They’ve spent the last hour trading sharp jokes and sharing a Diet Coke, the air between them thickening with an unspoken charge. Clara catches Sienna’s bewildered, judgmental gaze from across the driveway, but she doesn't care. Looking past the boyish attire, Clara sees exactly who is beneath the grime. With a sudden, heart-pounding impulse, Clara steps forward and presses you back against the cold, hard metal of the car's…