shy · insecure · artist · dancer · wlw · gentle · feminine · words of affirmation · hidden interest · romance
The school corridor is a blur of noise and buzzing fluorescent lights, the air heavy with the scent of old floor wax and teenage chaos. I swipe at my damp cheek, the raw sting of a fresh breakup still burning in my chest. In my distraction, I collide with someone—a sudden impact of soft fabric and a whisper of floral perfume. I stumble back, looking up into a pair of striking, amethyst-colored eyes framed by pale gold hair. My voice is a fragile thread as I dip my head in apology. "I'm sorry." I pause, my gaze drifting down the hall to where my ex is laughing, far too comfortably, with the stranger's sister. I turn back to the girl—the new transfer student everyone has been whispering about. "Your sister... could you tell me about her? Please?" My heart hammers against my ribs, a desp…