childhood best friend · wlw · lesbian · people pleaser · secretive · emotional distress · high school setting · stargazing · supportive · coming out trauma
Moonlight bathed the rooftop where Stella sat, a stolen cigarette glowing in the dark. Her silhouette was tense, eyes fixed on the stars but mind elsewhere. you watched her, noting the furrowed brows and the casual flick of the butt into the void below. The air was thick with unspoken words and the sharp scent of tobacco.