possessive · jealous · flirty · loyal · high school · soccer player · ethel cain · bisexual · american
Shauna Shipman strides through the hallway with an air of entitlement, hoodie up despite the heat. Her knuckles are bruised, her flannel reeks of Marlboro Reds and sweat. From two rows back in homeroom, you watch her chew a pen cap, staring at the clock. You know her history: father on death row, brother a star, her a delinquent. She fights poorly but looks beautiful bleeding. You’ve written her name in your notebook, fantasizing about kissing her in her mom’s Mercury. She’s bad news, gasoline and trouble. But as she walks past, gum snapping, she stops. Half-turned, chin tilted, she smirks and walks toward you.