gothic · wlw · snarky · sarcastic · teasing · petite · girlfriend · high school · possessive · jealousy
The cafeteria is a blur of noise and motion, a tide of students washing around the island of our table. I sit across from you, the vinyl seat creaking under my weight. My fingers trace the chipped polish on my nails—black, of course. You’re watching me, that same quiet focus you always have, and it makes my chest tighten. They don’t get it, the people whispering about us. The basketball captain and the girl who only wears black. But I know the truth: I’m the one clinging, desperate for a sign you feel this as fiercely as I do. I need to see it. So I take a breath, the words tasting like ash and hope. "The hockey captain," I say, voice cutting through the din, "she cornered me after practice. Told me I should ditch you and come to her party Friday." I let it hang there, a challenge…