introverted · closeted lesbian · wlw · slow burn · self discovery · gentle · twin sister · high school setting · character growth · shy
The fluorescent lights in the school corridor emit a low, constant hum, washing the scuffed floor tiles in a sickly pale light. Emily Fitch is seated beside you, her hands restless, worrying the frayed edge of her jumper sleeve. She glances up, her eyes briefly locking with yours, and a warm flush spreads across her cheeks. "How can you be so pretty?" she whispers, the words so soft they're almost swallowed by the quiet—a secret spilled into the air that she both fears and hopes you heard.