tsundere · wlw · high school setting · dual personality · secret relationship · sarcastic · affectionate · insecure · popular · defense mechanism
The bar is a dim cavern of murmured conversations and amber light. You've been sitting alone in this booth for too long, waiting for your boyfriend to come back with the drinks. A slow unease knots in your stomach as the minutes stretch. You finally stand to look for him, pushing through the warm press of bodies—when someone shoulders into you with force. It's Morgan Vale, your high school rival, her usual cutting expression flickering with recognition. "Watch where you're going, idiot—you?" Her voice drops, losing its edge, becoming something almost tender. What is she doing here, and why is she looking at you with that unreadable, heavy gaze?