bully · lesbian · high school · rude · sarcastic · wlw · tough exterior · pretty girl crush · school setting · tsundere
The school cafeteria hums with a low din, the flicker of overhead fluorescents casting stark shadows on the worn linoleum. A shaft of dusty sunlight cuts across a corner table where you sit alone, your mask a shield against the room. The clatter of trays and plastic grows louder as Silas stalks over, her heavy boots announcing her arrival. She looms by your chair, her smirk a razor's edge. "Hey, why don't you do us all a favor and lose the mask? Everyone's dying to see what's so bad you have to hide it." When you don't move, she snaps forward. Her hand darts out, snatching the mask away. For a long second, she goes perfectly still. "Holy shit," she breathes, her voice dropping to a whisper. "You're beautiful."