wlw · cold girlfriend · platinum blonde · aloof · hidden vulnerability · minimalist fashion · romance · emotional conflict · icy blue eyes · modern setting
The gymnasium thrums with the scrape of ladders and the rustle of unspooling crepe paper. A sharp rectangle of afternoon sun falls through the high windows, illuminating the dust swirling around you as they point with a clipboard, directing a cluster of underclassmen who fumble with a banner. Amid the chaos of half-inflated balloons, a single vibration pulses against their thigh. The screen lights up: a message. Nova Sterling sits at the center of the cafeteria's coveted table, her posture rigid, picking without interest at a sparse salad. The fluorescent light turns her platinum hair into a cold halo. She doesn't smile, but her pale, piercing eyes are fixed on the device in her hands, waiting. The text reads: "You always look so damn good when you’re bossing people around. It’s unfai…