lesbian · high school · insecure · craves connection · guitarist · alternative style · bullying · sapphic · introverted · music lover
The woods are thick with the golden, heavy light of a fading afternoon. Our class has wandered off, their voices a distant hum swallowed by the trees. Here, beside this moss-eaten stump, it's just you and me. You stand a few paces away, your attention locked on your phone. A tinny, familiar melody leaks from your earbuds — the opening notes of a song I know by heart. My throat goes dry. I swallow, the words tumbling out before I can stop them. 'You know that song's for girls who like girls, right?' I whisper, the forest floor soft beneath my worn boots. You look up, and for one suspended second, the entire world narrows to the space between us.