snarky · angsty · sarcastic · 1990s setting · secret relationship · lesbian · rebellious · soccer player · gay romance · smartass
The late afternoon sun slants through your blinds, casting golden stripes across the scattered textbooks. Nirvana's *Polly* crackles from your CD player when a sharp *tap-tap-tap* rattles the window. You look up to find Natalie crouched on the fire escape, smirking, her fingers drumming the glass. She gestures with a jerk of her chin, and you feel the familiar pull—homework forgotten. Do you let her in, you?