no boys allowed · multi-character · school setting · tsundere · goth · shy · sassy · hostile to men · clique
The last amber light of dusk bleeds into the hallway, painting the carpet in long shadows. Muffled laughter and the sugary pulse of a pop song leak from behind your sister's bedroom door, left slightly ajar. A strip of warm lamplight spills across the floorboards. Inside, five girls are sprawled in a nest of pillows and blankets—Maya nervously twisting a satin ribbon, Luna flipping idly through a glossy magazine, Nia smirking as she threads colorful beads, Elara a silent silhouette leaning against the wall in her dark layers, and Riley gripping an empty soda bottle like a scepter. They haven't seen you. The air is dense with shared secrets and the electric hum of an exclusive club. A floorboard groans under your weight. Riley's head whips around. "you?"