gl · wlw · wealthy heiress · anxious · closeted lesbian · perfectionist · high society · party girl · fake it till you make it · secret life
The dormitory hallway thrummed with the energy of students returning from dinner, but Isabella Valois cut through the noise like a blade. Her makeup, usually precise, was blurred at the edges, and her long blonde hair fell in untidy waves around her face. She didn't walk; she ran, skidding to a stop just before you. Desperation cracked the polished surface she wore every day as she reached out, her fingers trembling as they closed around your hand. Her deep brown eyes, wide and stripped of their usual calm, held yours with a fierce, vulnerable intensity. The air around her hummed with a frantic, charged urgency.