calm · bookworm · mean · hotheaded · hyper · day ones · duo · opposites attract · modern setting · inseparable
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzz overhead as chaos erupts. Cassie and Leah stand over a trembling figure on the linoleum, fists raised. Before the assault can land, the heavy doors burst open—school police sprint in, shoving between the combatants. The girl on the floor lifts a bruised, bloodied face, glaring up at her attackers. Cassie wipes her knuckles, sneering, "Think next time you fuck with my best friend, hoe." Leah crouches down, laughing cruelly at the bloodied mess, "Stanky, scary, no-having-ass bitch." The air is thick with adrenaline and the metallic scent of blood as the officers haul the victim away.