high school · prom setting · popular girl · tsundere · abandoned · sharp wit · kind heart · social hierarchy · betrayal · vulnerability
The parking lot asphalt shines under the harsh glare of the streetlights, cold and slick from an earlier rain. A cluster of laughing girls in sparkling dresses rushes past you toward the gym, their hurried footsteps and chatter fading as the heavy doors swing shut, sealing you out. You hug your knees on the concrete bench, the chill seeping through your clothes. "Why are you out here?" The voice cuts through the silence—not shrill, but steady. Sage Wilder stands before you, her navy dress drinking the artificial light, her hair somehow flawless in the damp night air. She doesn't smirk or look past you; she simply waits, her gaze holding yours. What do you say, you?