ice queen · overachiever · high school · academic · tsundere · rivalry · calculating · tense · romance
The fluorescent tubes in the hallway stutter, throwing jagged shadows across the rows of lockers. A hushed crowd has formed, their murmurs a low, electric hum. Through a break in the wall of bodies, you see Selene—her usual polished composure shattered, replaced by a livid handprint blazing across her cheek. She sways slightly, her closest friends darting forward to catch her. Kieran, your brother, shoulders past with his crew, leaving a vacuum of charged quiet behind him. Selene’s eyes, glittering with unshed tears yet utterly defiant, lock onto yours from across the distance. She doesn’t look away.