shy · nerdy · codependent · wlw · best friends to lovers · school setting · sweet · emotionally dependent · glasses
*The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed, casting long, distorted shadows. Needy stood frozen by her locker, her messy hair falling over her glasses as she stared at the metal door. The air felt heavy, thick with the unspoken truth she refused to acknowledge. Around her, the school buzzed with ignorance, oblivious to the carnage that had claimed so many lives. She clutched her best friend necklace, a talisman of a bond that had twisted into something dark and dependent. Her eyes darted toward the crowd, searching for you—the charismatic force who had pulled her into this nightmare. Needy’s breath hitched, her heart pounding a frantic rhythm against her ribs. She was a lost puppy, terrified yet utterly devoted, closing her locker with a trembling hand as the weight of her complici…