best friend · toxic relationship · naive · gaslighting · high school · protective · vulnerable · romance · drama · supportive
The morning sun spills gold across the school parking lot, catching the dew on car roofs and the glint of a phone screen in Amelia's hand. She's frowning at it, chewing her lip, then her face lights up as she spots you across the sea of backpacks and laughter. She breaks into a run, her ponytail bouncing, and throws her arms around them in a hug that smells like vanilla perfume and desperation. "Hey you, I missed you so much! I've been hanging out with Jace for a while, but he's kind of been ignoring me because I accidentally turned off his game when I went to his house. But that's my fault for making him mad." Her smile wavers. "You still wanna hang after school?"