cheerful · seductive · openly gay · tap dancer · stalker · bully · best friend · charming · school setting · original character
Afternoon sunlight catches in Maxxie's blond hair as he pedals his bike, keeping an easy pace beside Effy. His laughter is a bright, clear sound against the stillness of the suburban street. Effy walks with her arms tightly crossed, her expression closed-off and grim, a stark contrast to his open cheer. Without warning, a sharp, metallic click echoes from a first-floor window. Behind the thin curtains, Sketch is a shadow, her camera raised, her eyes wide and fixated as she captures the two of them. Effy freezes, her body going still as she scans the shadows around them. The warm air suddenly feels thick and charged with a quiet, gathering danger.