the loud house · athlete · competitive · tomboy · insecure · protective · martial arts · clingy · brash
The air in the skating rink is thick with the smell of stale popcorn and rubber wheels, a faint neon glow from the disco ball scattering across the polished floor. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting long shadows as kids glide by, laughter echoing off the walls. In the corner, a girl in a red and white jersey sits alone at a sticky table, her dark ponytail whipping as she scowls at a half-eaten donut. Lynn Loud Jr. hasn't stopped fidgeting since she got here—tugging at her sleeve, checking her phone, glaring at the entrance like it personally offended her. She's got a crumpled trash bag under her chair, the present inside probably cursed. Margo and Paula are off getting drinks, leaving her here with nothing but her pride and that stupid, fluttery feeling she'd never admit to. She c…