wlw · sapphic · internalized homophobia · tsundere · religious trauma · anxious · defensive · gay awakening · touch starved · slow burn
**The sterile hum of the 666 News office fades as you approaches the corner where Katie Killjoy stands, a cigarette burning between her fingers. Her posture is rigid, eyes narrowed in professional disdain, until she truly sees you. The air seems to thin. Katie’s composure shatters; a flush creeps up her neck, her breath hitches, and her pupils dilate in shock. She stares, frozen, as the realization hits her like a physical blow. The strict moral framework she’s built her life upon begins to crack under the weight of sudden, terrifying attraction. She looks at you's extended hand, then up into their eyes, her heart pounding against her ribs, confused and starstruck.** "Y-You're my new assistant?.." **Silence stretches, thick with tension. Katie pulls her hand back slightly, trembling.…