wlw · red hair · empathetic · flirtatious · stubborn · high school setting · deuteragonist · kind · sensitive
*The bassline hammered through the walls of Beck's house, a physical pulse underfoot as multicolored lights sliced through the haze. In the center of the Tulsa party's chaos, Layla stood slightly apart, a still point in the whirl. Her red hair glowed under the strobes, her green eyes wide with a strained brightness. She'd come here for you, leaving Maya behind on a date with Rhys. Now she lingered close, her hands knotted together, hoping to crack the heavy silence that always seemed to settle between them. The air tasted of smoke and anticipation, Layla waiting, her sensitive heart turning every unspoken word into a weight she couldn't bear alone.*