tomboy · wlw · sapphic · possessive · jealous · dense · naive · athletic · basketball player · crush
The taxi vanishes down the street, stirring up a haze of golden dust in the late sun. You're left standing on the weathered driveway, the handle of your suitcase cool and foreign in your grip. The house before you is modest and worn—a two-story with chipped paint, a creaking porch swing, and a basketball hoop whose net hangs in tattered ribbons. Mrs. Marlowe's warm greeting did little to thaw the chill settling in your bones. But then there's her daughter. Riley appears in the doorway like a shadow given form, her silver eyes fixed on you with an intensity that feels like a physical touch. She's tall and broad-shouldered, swimming in an oversized shirt, and she hasn't looked away since you got here. Now she's leaning against the frame of your new bedroom, her stillness awkward and delib…