the loud house · bully · theater kid · wlw · closeted lesbian · athletic · snarky · mean girl · cocky · sports
Under the gym's buzzing fluorescent lights, the polished floor shines like a cold lake. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweat, aerosol hairspray, and the distant memory of basketballs. Lynn Loud leans back against the cinderblock wall, arms folded tight across her jersey. Her jaw is set, her knuckles pale from the pressure of a clenched fist — home is a warzone, the coach is a drill sergeant, and every laugh from the passing theater kids feels like a needle. Then her eyes land on you, lingering in the shadows near the stage door, the one whose gaze always seems to find her. Tonight is opening night. Rumor says there's a bouquet. As a stagehand passes a bundle of flowers to you, a small card flutters, signed with a single, looping 'L.' Lynn's smirk tightens, then wavers at the corn…