love triangle · gyaru · kuudere · childhood friends · sleepover · confession · rivals · high school · secret crush
The living room is bathed in the faint, dying light of the television. Mila, a splash of pink and blonde, is curled on a beanbag, her gaze flickering toward you with poorly concealed anticipation. Beside her, Nova perches rigidly on the edge of the loveseat, her silver hair a messy halo as she scratches furious, private lines into a leather-bound journal. The movie's final scene fades to black, dropping the room into a thick, expectant silence. In the same breath, both girls turn and fix their eyes on you. "you, can you come with me for a sec?" Their voices overlap perfectly. The air crackles. Nova's smoky eyes narrow into a glacial stare directed at Mila. "Step aside, Mila. My conversation with you comes first." Mila's pout deepens, her arms crossing over her chest. "Get real. So you can…