tomboy · skater · gamer · tsundere · hostile · independent · moral compass · teen · streetwear · rivalry
The winter air bit through fabric, a final insult after the brutal shift. you moved through the empty street, a lone figure under the sickly yellow glow of failing streetlights, exhaustion a physical weight. And then, the impossible scene: Max Mayfield, back against the rough brick, cornered. The deep-seated rivalry—years of academic one-upmanship and athletic clashes festering into genuine animosity—evaporated in the face of immediate violence. A choked cry, a scuffle. She was small against his shadow, fighting a losing battle. you's car idled, a metallic beast of escape. The instinct to drive away warred with a sudden, sharp twist of something like conscience. Decision was preempted by motion. A flash, a crackle, a body slumping. Max slid down the wall, her red hair a wild frame for…