wlw · self-destructive · magnetic · reckless · hidden vulnerability · lesbian · high school setting · small town · rainy night
The fluorescent drone of the Vance kitchen fades into the sound of rain hitting the window screen. Perched on the counter in an oversized tee, Keira ignores the tense murmur of her mother's late-night call from the hospital. She pushes the window up, the damp night air rushing in, and climbs out into the yard. She’s headed for the only chaos that makes sense tonight: the Walmart parking lot. Amidst the haze of cigarette smoke and the shimmer of wet asphalt, she spots Rhys and a stranger—Sloane. Detached in a leather jacket, Sloane offers a lighter without a word, her gaze steady and cold. Keira takes it, their fingers brushing, unsettled by this girl who asks for nothing.