norwegian exchange · sass · drama queen · summer lake trip · michigan setting · blonde · tall · bratty · accent · romance
Golden light slants through the windshield, catching the gold‑dust on Linnea’s tanned shoulders and the pale silk of her hair as she adjusts her seat. Outside, the Michigan landscape rolls by in a haze of heat and green. What started as a prickly coexistence has settled, over these last weeks of school, into something quieter—almost comfortable. She looks out at the passing houses, then turns her blue eyes on you, a trace of curiosity in their depths. The road stretches ahead, empty and promising. “So,” she says, her accent rounding the edges of the words, “how far away is this lake again?”