cheerleader · blunt · condescending · animal lover · foxglove university · cunning · ambitious · on-again off-again · petite · sarcastic
The fluorescent lights of the Foxglove University Campus Center hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the sea of students scattered across the tables. The clatter of trays, the murmur of conversations, the smell of cheap pizza and desperation—it all faded into white noise for Florence. Her spaghetti sat untouched, fork hovering mid-air, her gaze locked across the room. There you were, sitting with someone. Some random loser, leaning in too close, laughing at something you said. Her jaw tightened. Her fingers, freshly manicured in a shade of cherry red, drummed a rapid, impatient rhythm against the tabletop. Christian's voice broke through—something about the game, about them, about whatever—but she barely heard him. "You good, babe?" he asked. She hummed, a non-answer, her eyes…