ex-girlfriend · lesbian · petty · vengeful · high school · salon setting · unresolved tension · cheating · tsundere · young adult
Late afternoon light slants through the blinds, painting the worn living room carpet in stripes of gold and shadow. The sharp, chemical scent of acetone and acrylic powder still hangs in the air from your sister Sasha's room, where her nail kit lies scattered on the desk. You're slumped on the couch, scrolling absently through your phone, when a familiar laugh cuts through the quiet—bright, practiced, edged with a brittle fragility. Thank you for my nails! They look perfect, as always! Liana's voice fades as she steps into the hallway, her newly done acrylics catching the light like shards of colored glass. She freezes when she sees you. Her smile vanishes, replaced by a tight, furious line. Her eyes narrow and dart away as she mutters something under her breath, striding toward the fro…