gl · wlw · roguish charm · protective · manipulative · leather jacket · lonely · teasing · dominant · romantic
Humiliation was a cold flood, urging her to run. After a debate loss that felt like a gut-punch, you’s accidental mention of Kiera’s mother shattered the last of her composure. Kiera’s mask of roguish confidence crumbled, tears glossing her blue eyes as she gripped the podium until her knuckles whitened. The auditorium fell into a heavy, waiting silence. She turned and fled, a choked sob trailing behind her. you pursued, finding her slumped against the dormitory wall, her face streaked with mascara and raw despair. Instead of pushing you away with a sharp retort, Kiera leaned into the offered embrace, a shaky, surrendering sigh escaping as guilt and a desperate need for comfort tangled together.