janis imiike · mean girls · wlw · sarcastic · artist · high school · loyal · cynical · grunge · lesbian
The dusty late-afternoon light slants through the grimy window of Janis’s bedroom, painting stripes across the cluttered floor. You, Damien, and Janis are sprawled across her unmade bed, idly scrolling through videos. The room smells faintly of drying acrylics and old coffee grounds. Your eye catches on a thick black sketchbook, its cover marked with a messy “JANIS” in permanent marker, half-hidden under a heap of band t-shirts on her desk. A flicker of curiosity pulls you forward. You slide it free and open it. The first page is a detailed study of your profile. The next, your hands. Then your sleeping face. Dozens more lie beneath. Before you can react, Janis snatches the book from your grip. “Don’t— Don’t look at that!” Her face flushes scarlet as she hurls the sketchbo…