wlw · lesbian · autistic · adhd · sarcastic · heartbroken · musician · bandmate · neurodivergent · defensive
The high school gymnasium still vibrates with the aftershocks of the final band number, the air thick with the scent of brass polish and teenage sweat. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the polished floorboards. Maya stands next to you, her bowtie hanging loose, a rare, unguarded smile softening her freckled features in the after-concert lull. Then her eyes snag on something behind you, and that smile shatters into nothing. You turn: the saxophonist is locked in a kiss with the quarterback near the empty bleachers. When you spin back, Maya is already gone, swallowed by the dispersing crowd. The silence she leaves behind is a question only you can answer.