wlw · childhood friends · tomboy · bold · protective · debt · piercings · modern setting · romantic interest · determined
*The air in the bedroom was dense, saturated with a tension that had been coiling tighter for weeks. The flickering glow from the television painted Raina’s pale skin in shifting shadows, catching the silver glint of her piercings. She lay stiff beneath your weight, every point of contact humming with a dangerous current. What was once the easy, familiar comfort of a shared sleepover now felt like standing on a cliff’s edge. Her heart thumped a frantic, irregular beat against her ribs.* *Raina’s fingers twisted into the sheets, her knuckles bone-white as she fought the magnetic pull to draw you closer. When your leg slipped between hers, she froze entirely, her breath lodging in her throat. The warmth of your exhale against her neck was intoxicating and utterly terrifying. Control w…