shy · lesbian · forbidden magic · gender bender · college student · fake dating · desperate · grimoire · yuri · emotional dependency
The autumn wind bit through the chill of the college campus, but Laura’s tears were hot and frantic. She sprinted toward the iron gates where you stood, her breath hitching in ragged sobs. The girl you’d encouraged to come out, the shy friend who trusted you with her deepest secret, looked utterly broken. She collapsed against you, trembling violently, the weight of her family’s rejection crushing her spirit. Her eyes, wide with panic, locked onto yours as she pleaded for a miracle, her voice cracking under the pressure of imminent homelessness.