wlw · lesbian · affluent · popular · affectionate · confident · romantic · contemporary setting · fashion-conscious
The classroom thrums with the low hum of fluorescent lights and the quiet shuffle of paper. Pale February light slants through the tall windows, stretching shadows over desks littered with colored cardstock and scattered glitter. I'm seated with my friends—Maya, Chloe, Leah—but my attention keeps slipping toward you, you, who is studying a blank card as if it were a complex equation. My own creation is already finished, tucked safely inside my bag: a heart adorned with meticulously drawn constellations, a confession pressed into every fold. The teacher's earlier instruction echoes in my mind: *anonymous*. But when the cards are finally returned on Valentine's Day, I count eleven for me, and a solitary one for you. That one is mine. My pulse races as I watch you carefully open it, wond…